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  1. 软 is the 1041st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 41 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (car), (yawn)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ruan3 - soft/flexible

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

微软 (微軟)
柔软 (柔軟)
 ()
软件 (軟件)
软弱 (軟弱)

Medium Frequency

心软 (心軟)
疲软 (疲軟)
发软 (發軟)
变软 (變軟)
软化 (軟化)
软磨硬泡 (軟磨硬泡)
软禁 (軟禁)
软糖 (軟糖)
软绵绵 (軟綿綿)
软膏 (軟膏)
软卧 (軟臥)
软骨 (軟骨)
软体 (軟體)
松软 (鬆軟)

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  1. 磨 is the 1535th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 49 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hemp), (stone)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mo2 - to rub/to grind/to polish/to sharpen/to wear down/to die out/to waste time/to pester/to insist
  2. mo4 - grindstone/to grind/to turn round

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 磨 (mo2): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 磨 (mo4): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

折磨 
 
磨坊 

Medium Frequency

打磨 
消磨 
现磨 (現磨)
琢磨 
研磨 
磨合 
磨叽 (磨嘰)
磨损 (磨損)
磨灭 (磨滅)
磨炼 (磨煉)
磨牙 
磨砂 
磨砺 (磨礪)
磨练 (磨練)
磨蹭 
磨难 (磨難)

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  1. 硬 is the 1168th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 44 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stone), (one), (sun/day), (line), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ying4 - hard/stiff/strong/firm/resolutely/doggedly/good (quality)/able (person)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 硬 (ying4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 硬 (ying4): The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

僵硬 
嘴硬 
坚硬 (堅硬)
强硬 (強硬)
生硬 
硬件 
硬化 
硬币 (硬幣)
硬座 
硬撑 (硬撐)
硬是 
硬朗 
硬汉 (硬漢)
硬生生 
硬盘 (硬盤)
硬卧 (硬臥)
硬邦邦 
肝硬化 
变硬 (變硬)

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Meta:

  1. 泡 is the 1997th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 39 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (wrap), (oneself)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. pao1 - puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)/classifier for urine or feces
  2. pao4 - bubble/foam/blister (i.e. skin bubble)/to soak/to steep/to infuse/to dawdle/to shilly-shally/to hang about/to pick up (a girl)/to get off with (a sexual partner)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 泡 (pao1): The component 包 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 泡 (pao4): The component 包 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

水泡 
泡妞 
泡沫 
泡泡 
泡汤 (泡湯)
泡澡 
泡菜 
泡饭 (泡飯)
泡面 (泡麵)
浸泡 
灯泡 (燈泡)
起泡 

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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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