1. 较

较

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  1. 较 is the 491st most frequent character.
  2. 较 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 较 appears as a character in 19 words.
  4. 较 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
较 => 车, 交
Radical :
较 => 车 (car), 亠 (lid), 八 (eight/divide), 乂 (N/A)
Graphical :
较 => 乚, 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丶, 八, 乂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jiao4 - comparatively/(preposition comparing difference in degree)/to contrast/to compare/rather/fairly/clearly (different)/markedly/to haggle over/to quibble

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 较 (jiao4): The component 车 is pronounced as 'ju1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 较 (jiao4): The component 交 is pronounced as 'jiao1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

比较 (比較)
较 (較)

Medium Frequency

斤斤计较 (斤斤計較)
计较 (計較)
较为 (較為)
较量 (較量)
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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