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  1. 起 is the 75th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 140 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (run), (oneself)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qi3 - to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to launch/to initiate (action)/to draft/to establish/to get (from a depot or counter)/verb suffix, to start/(before place or time) starting from/classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance/classifier for groups: batch, group

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 起 (qi3): The component 己 is pronounced as 'ji3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一起 
发起 (發起)
 
起来 (起來)
起床 

Medium Frequency

了不起 
升起 
在一起 
对不起 (對不起)
引起 
想起 
拿起 
提起 
早起 
比起 
起码 (起碼)
起身 
起飞 (起飛)
起点 (起點)

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Meta:

  1. 程 is the 314th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 62 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grain), (mouth), (jade)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Cheng2 - surname Cheng
  2. cheng2 - rule/order/regulations/formula/journey/procedure/sequence

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 程 (cheng2): The component 呈 is pronounced as 'cheng2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

全程 
启程 (啟程)
工程 
方程式 
旅程 
程度 
行程 
过程 (過程)

Medium Frequency

前程 
回程 
专程 (專程)
工程师 (工程師)
征程 
教程 
日程 
历程 (歷程)
流程 
 
程序 
程序员 (程序員)
编程 (編程)
课程 (課程)
起程 
路程 
车程 (車程)
返程 
进程 (進程)
运程 (運程)
远程 (遠程)
里程 
里程碑 
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.