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  1. 說 is the 24th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 91 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (speech), (eight/divide), (mouth), (legs)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shui4 - to canvass/to persuade/see 遊說|游说[you2 shui4], to canvass and 說客|说客[shui4 ke4], persuasive speaker
  2. shuo1 - to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off/a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 說 (shui4): The component 兌 is pronounced as 'dui4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

传说 (傳說)
 ()

Medium Frequency

来说 (來說)
小说 (小說)
据说 (據說)
听说 (聽說)
解说 (解說)
诉说 (訴說)
说不定 (說不定)
说出 (說出)
说好 (說好)
说明 (說明)
说服 (說服)
说法 (說法)
说话 (說話)
说说 (說說)
说谎 (說謊)
说起 (說起)
说道 (說道)

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  1. 不 is the 4th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 752 words.
  4. appears as a component in 13 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (one), 丿 (bend), (divination)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bu4 - (negative prefix)/not/no

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 不 (bu4): The component 卜 is pronounced as 'bo5'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 不 (bu4): The component 卜 is pronounced as 'bu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

不久 
不但 
不仅 (不僅)
不到 
不同 
不堪 
不如 
不妨 
不安 
不少 
不已 
不幸 
不得不 
不得了 
不愧 
不舍 (不捨)
不断 (不斷)
不时 (不時)
不止 
不渝 
不满 (不滿)
不为人知 (不為人知)
不然 
不爽 
不理 
不用 
不知不觉 (不知不覺)
不知所措 
不禁 
不管 
不至于 (不至於)
不良 
不见 (不見)
不许 (不許)
不论 (不論)
不足 
不过 (不過)
不错 (不錯)
并不 (並不)
了不起 
只不过 (只不過)
合不拢嘴 (合不攏嘴)
吕不韦 (呂不韋)
好不容易 
对不起 (對不起)
差不多 
怪不得 
意想不到 
与众不同 (與眾不同)
说不定 (說不定)

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  1. 定 is the 77th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 189 words.
  4. appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , 𤴓
Radical :
=> (roof), (one), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ding4 - to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一定 
决定 (決定)
肯定 
注定 (註定)

Medium Frequency

不一定 
不定 
保定 
制定 
协定 (協定)
否定 
固定 
坚定 (堅定)
坚定不移 (堅定不移)
安定 
 
定位 
定律 
定时 (定時)
定期 
定格 
定义 (定義)
定制 (定製)
必定 
指定 
搞定 
法定 
淡定 
特定 
确定 (確定)
稳定 (穩定)
约定 (約定)
规定 (規定)
设定 (設定)
认定 (認定)
说不定 (說不定)
选定 (選定)
锁定 (鎖定)
镇定 (鎮定)
鉴定 (鑑定)
限定 
预定 (預定)

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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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