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  1. 要 is the 26th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 77 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (west), (woman)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yao1 - to demand/to request/to coerce
  2. yao4 - important/vital/to want/will/going to (as future auxiliary)/may/must/(used in a comparison) must be/probably

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 要 (yao1): The component 覀 is pronounced as 'ya2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 要 (yao4): The component 覀 is pronounced as 'ya2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

主要 
只要 
必要 
想要 
要是 
要求 
要么 (要麼)
重要 
需要 

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  1. 死 is the 317th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 153 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (death/decay), (spoon)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. si3 - to die/impassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid/extremely

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 死 (si3): The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bi3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

冻死 (凍死)
半死 
去死 
堵死 
害死 
弄死 
打死 
掐死 
撞死 
晕死 (暈死)
会死 (會死)
死亡 
死人 
死刑 
死去 
死去活来 (死去活來)
死因 
死心 
死心塌地 
死机 (死機)
死死 
死神 
死而后已 (死而後已)
死党 (死黨)
杀死 (殺死)
气死 (氣死)
生死 
要死 
起死回生 
逼死 
饿死 (餓死)

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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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