1. 褒
  2. 貶

褒

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  1. 褒 is the 3532nd most frequent character.
  2. 褒 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 褒 appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. 褒 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
褒 => 衣, 保
Radical :
褒 => 衣 (clothes), 亻 (human), 口 (mouth), 木 (tree)
Graphical :
褒 => 一, 丶, ㇒, ㇗, 冫, ㇒, 丨, 口, 一, 丨, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bao1 - to praise/to commend/to honor/(of clothes) large or loose

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 褒 (bao1): The component 保 is pronounced as 'bao3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

褒 
褒扬 (褒揚)
褒义 (褒義)
褒贬 (褒貶)

貶

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Meta:

  1. 貶 is the 2531st most frequent character.
  2. 貶 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 貶 appears as a character in 10 words.
  4. 貶 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
貶 => 貝, 乏
Radical :
貶 => 貝 (shell), ㇒ (N/A), 王 (jade), 丶 (dot), 戈 (spear), ㇝ (N/A)
Graphical :
貶 => 口, 二, 八, ㇒, 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丶, 戈, ㇝

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bian3 - to diminish/to demote/to reduce or devaluate/to disparage/to censure/to depreciate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 貶 (bian3): The component 貝 is pronounced as 'bei4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 貶 (bian3): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

贬低 (貶低)
贬值 (貶值)

Medium Frequency

贬 (貶)
贬义 (貶義)
贬职 (貶職)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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