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  1. 跟 is the 541st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 19 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (foot), (stopping)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gen1 - heel/to follow closely/to go with/to marry sb (of woman)/with/towards/as (compared to)/from (different from)/and (in addition to)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 跟 (gen1): The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gen3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 跟 (gen1): The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gen4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

高跟鞋 

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  1. 根 is the 352nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 75 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (stopping)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gen1 - root/basis/classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings/CL:條|条[tiao2]/radical (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 根 (gen1): The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gen3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 根 (gen1): The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gen4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
根据 (根據)
根本 
草根 

Medium Frequency

哈根达斯 (哈根達斯)
培根 
压根 (壓根)
压根儿 (壓根兒)
扎根 
根源 
阿根廷 

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  1. 艮 is the 4545th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 1 word.
  4. appears as a component in 48 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gen3 - blunt/tough/chewy
  2. gen4 - one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain/☶

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 艮 (gen3): The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gen3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 艮 (gen3): The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gen4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 艮 (gen4): The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gen3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 艮 (gen4): The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gen4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

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Meta:

  1. 哏 is the 5956th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 3 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (mouth), (stopping)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gen2 - funny/odd/interesting
  2. hen3 - old variant of 狠, fierce/ominous/also old variant of 很, very/also used as an exclamation of anger

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 哏 (gen2): The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gen3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 哏 (gen2): The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gen4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 哏 (hen3): The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gen3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 哏 (hen3): The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gen4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

捧哏 
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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