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  1. 過 is the 46th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 141 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (walk), (upside down box), (N/A), (upside down box), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Guo4 - surname Guo
  2. guo4 - (experienced action marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)/to live/to get along/excessively/too-

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 過 (guo4): The component 辶 is pronounced as 'chuo4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

不过 (不過)
超过 (超過)
 ()
过去 (過去)
过年 (過年)

Medium Frequency

太过 (太過)
度过 (度過)
放过 (放過)
经过 (經過)
罪过 (罪過)
莫过于 (莫過於)
路过 (路過)
通过 (通過)
过来 (過來)
过分 (過分)
过客 (過客)
过度 (過度)
过往 (過往)
过敏 (過敏)
过于 (過於)
过瘾 (過癮)
过程 (過程)
过节 (過節)
过头 (過頭)
错过 (錯過)
难过 (難過)

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Meta:

  1. 半 is the 513th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 103 words.
  4. appears as a component in 13 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (two), (line), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ban4 - half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 半 (ban4): The component 丷 is pronounced as 'ba1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一半 
 
半夜 

Medium Frequency

三更半夜 
上半年 
下半年 
半价 (半價)
半场 (半場)
半天 
半岛 (半島)
半死 
半决赛 (半決賽)
半生 
半路 
半辈子 (半輩子)
半点 (半點)
多半 
夜半 
大半 
过半 (過半)

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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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