1. 辣
  2. 椒
  3. 醬

辣

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  1. 辣 is the 2415th most frequent character.
  2. 辣 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 辣 appears as a character in 21 words.
  4. 辣 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
辣 => 辛, 束
Radical :
辣 => 辛 (bitter), 木 (tree), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
辣 => 一, 丶, 丷, 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丨, 八, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. la4 - hot (spicy)/pungent

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

辣 
辣椒 

Medium Frequency

火辣 
辛辣 
辣子 
酸甜苦辣 
麻辣 
麻辣烫 (麻辣燙)

椒

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  1. 椒 is the 3181st most frequent character.
  2. 椒 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 椒 appears as a character in 17 words.
  4. 椒 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
椒 => 木, 叔
Radical :
椒 => 木 (tree), ⺊ (divination), 一 (one), 小 (small), 又 (right hand)
Graphical :
椒 => 一, 丨, 八, 丨, 一, 一, 亅, 八, ㇇, ㇏

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jiao1 - pepper

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 椒 (jiao1): The component 小 is pronounced as 'xiao3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

辣椒 

Medium Frequency

尖椒 
胡椒 
胡椒粉 
花椒 
辣椒酱 (辣椒醬)
青椒 

醬

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  1. 醬 is the 3094th most frequent character.
  2. 醬 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 醬 appears as a character in 20 words.
  4. 醬 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
醬 => 將, 酉
Radical :
醬 => 爿 (split wood), 月 (moon), 寸 (thumb), 酉 (wine/alcohol)
Graphical :
醬 => 爿, 冂, 二, 𠂇, 亅, 丶, 一, 丿, 乚, 口, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jiang4 - thick paste of fermented soya bean/marinated in soya paste/paste/jam

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 醬 (jiang4): The component 將 is pronounced as 'jiang1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 醬 (jiang4): The component 將 is pronounced as 'jiang4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 醬 (jiang4): The component 將 is pronounced as 'qiang1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

番茄酱 (番茄醬)
酱 (醬)
酱油 (醬油)

Medium Frequency

果酱 (果醬)
炸酱面 (炸醬麵)
肉酱 (肉醬)
芝麻酱 (芝麻醬)
花生酱 (花生醬)
豆瓣酱 (豆瓣醬)
辣椒酱 (辣椒醬)
麻酱 (麻醬)
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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