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  1. 谷 is the 1093rd most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 48 words.
  4. appears as a component in 29 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (valley)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gu3 - grain/corn
  2. Gu3 - surname Gu
  3. gu3 - valley

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 谷 (gu3): The component 谷 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

曼谷 
河谷 
 ()
谷歌 (穀歌)

Medium Frequency

低谷 
山谷 
峡谷 (峽谷)
布谷鸟 (布谷鳥)
平谷 
幽谷 
硅谷 
谷子 (穀子)
谷物 (穀物)
谷雨 (穀雨)
谷类 (穀類)
虚怀若谷 (虛懷若谷)
谷底 

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  1. 底 is the 543rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 66 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 广,
Radical :
=> 广 (house on cliff), (clan), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. de5 - (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
  2. di3 - background/bottom/base/the end of a period of time/towards the end of (last month)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 底 (de5): The component 氐 is pronounced as 'di1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 底 (de5): The component 氐 is pronounced as 'di3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 底 (de5): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 底 (di3): The component 氐 is pronounced as 'di1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 底 (di3): The component 氐 is pronounced as 'di3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  6. Pronunciation clue for 底 (di3): The component 氏 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  7. Pronunciation clue for 底 (di3): The component 氏 is pronounced as 'zhi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  8. Pronunciation clue for 底 (di3): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

到底 
 
彻底 (徹底)

Medium Frequency

平底 
年底 
底下 
底气 (底氣)
底片 
底线 (底線)
底部 
心底 
打底 
歇斯底里 
海底 
粉底 
卧底 (臥底)

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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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