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  1. 选 is the 499th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 70 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (walk), (cow), (legs)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xuan3 - to choose/to pick/to select/to elect

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 选 (xuan3): The component 先 is pronounced as 'xian1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
选择 (選擇)
选项 (選項)

Medium Frequency

人选 (人選)
入选 (入選)
大选 (大選)
挑选 (挑選)
海选 (海選)
当选 (當選)
票选 (票選)
竞选 (競選)
筛选 (篩選)
精选 (精選)
评选 (評選)
选出 (選出)
选手 (選手)
选用 (選用)
选票 (選票)
选秀 (選秀)
选举 (選舉)

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Meta:

  1. 拔 is the 1500th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 35 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), 𠂇 (left hand), (dot), (right hand)
Graphical :
=> , , 𠂇, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ba2 - to pull up/to pull out/to draw out by suction/to select/to pick/to stand out (above level)/to surpass/to seize

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 拔 (ba2): The component 犮 is pronounced as 'ba2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words:

High Frequency

海拔 
自拔 

Medium Frequency

出类拔萃 (出類拔萃)
坚韧不拔 (堅韌不拔)
 
拔掉 
拔毛 
拔河 
拔火罐 
拔牙 
拔丝 (拔絲)
拔罐 
拔除 
挺拔 
提拔 
选拔 (選拔)

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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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