1. 连
  2. 续
  3. 剧

连

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Meta:

  1. 连 is the 399th most frequent character.
  2. 连 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 连 appears as a character in 103 words.
  4. 连 appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
连 => 辶, 车
Radical :
连 => 辶 (walk), 车 (car)
Graphical :
连 => 丶, ㇆, ㇝, 乚, 一, 一, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Lian2 - surname Lian
  2. lian2 - to link/to join/to connect/continuously/in succession/including/(used with 也, 都 etc) even/company (military)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

连 (連)
连续 (連續)

Medium Frequency

一连 (一連)
一连串 (一連串)
大连 (大連)
接二连三 (接二連三)
接连 (接連)
李连杰 (李連傑)
流连 (流連)
相连 (相連)
连任 (連任)
连同 (連同)
连夜 (連夜)
连天 (連天)
连带 (連帶)
连忙 (連忙)
连战 (連戰)
连接 (連接)
连败 (連敗)
连日 (連日)
连环 (連環)
连累 (連累)
连绵 (連綿)
连线 (連線)
连续剧 (連續劇)
连衣裙 (連衣裙)
连载 (連載)
连连 (連連)
连锁 (連鎖)
连云港 (連雲港)
连体 (連體)

Appears In:

连 also appears in:
莲链琏涟鲢裢

续

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Meta:

  1. 续 is the 552nd most frequent character.
  2. 续 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 续 appears as a character in 32 words.
  4. 续 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
续 => 纟, 卖
Radical :
续 => 纟 (silk), 十 (ten), ㇖ (N/A), 大 (big), ⺀ (dot)
Graphical :
续 => ㇛, 一, 一, 丨, ㇖, 人, 一, ⺀

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xu4 - to continue/to replenish

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

继续 (繼續)
连续 (連續)

Medium Frequency

延续 (延續)
持续 (持續)
续 (續)
续集 (續集)
连续剧 (連續劇)
陆续 (陸續)

剧

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Meta:

  1. 剧 is the 907th most frequent character.
  2. 剧 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 剧 appears as a character in 56 words.
  4. 剧 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
剧 => 居, 刂
Radical :
剧 => 尸 (corpse), 十 (ten), 口 (mouth), 刂 (knife)
Graphical :
剧 => 丨, 匚, 一, 丨, 口, 亅, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ju4 - drama/play/show/severe

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 剧 (ju4): The component 居 is pronounced as 'ji1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 剧 (ju4): The component 居 is pronounced as 'ju1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

剧 (劇)
剧情 (劇情)
喜剧 (喜劇)
悲剧 (悲劇)
电视剧 (電視劇)

Medium Frequency

京剧 (京劇)
偶像剧 (偶像劇)
剧场 (劇場)
剧本 (劇本)
剧烈 (劇烈)
剧照 (劇照)
剧痛 (劇痛)
剧组 (劇組)
剧透 (劇透)
剧院 (劇院)
加剧 (加劇)
急剧 (急劇)
恶作剧 (惡作劇)
戏剧 (戲劇)
戏剧性 (戲劇性)
歌剧 (歌劇)
编剧 (編劇)
肥皂剧 (肥皂劇)
话剧 (話劇)
越剧 (越劇)
连续剧 (連續劇)
闹剧 (鬧劇)
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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