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  1. 適 is the 662nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 33 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (walk), (lid), (eight/divide), (yawn), (child)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Shi4 - surname Shi
  2. shi4 - to fit/suitable/proper/just (now)/comfortable/well/to go/to follow or pursue

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 適 (shi4): The component 啇 is pronounced as 'di2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 適 (shi4): The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 適 (shi4): The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi5'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

合适 (合適)
适合 (適合)
适应 (適應)

Medium Frequency

不适 (不適)
舒适 (舒適)
 ()
适宜 (適宜)
适度 (適度)
适时 (適時)
适用 (適用)
适当 (適當)
适量 (適量)

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Meta:

  1. 可 is the 30th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 155 words.
  4. appears as a component in 25 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (one), (hook), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ke3 - can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used for emphasis) certainly/very
  2. ke4 - see 可汗[ke4 han2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 可 (ke3): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 可 (ke4): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
可以 
可是 
可能 

Medium Frequency

可怕 
可悲 
可惜 
可恶 (可惡)
可爱 (可愛)
可怜 (可憐)
可乐 (可樂)
宁可 (寧可)
无懈可击 (無懈可擊)

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Meta:

  1. 而 is the 36th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 131 words.
  4. appears as a component in 41 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , 𦉫
Radical :
=> (beard)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. er2 - and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal relation)/(indicates change of state)/(indicates contrast)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 而 (er2): The component 而 is pronounced as 'er2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

反而 
因而 
从而 (從而)
然而 
而且 
而已 

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Meta:

  1. 止 is the 596th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. appears as a component in 103 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stop)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi3 - to stop/to prohibit/until/only

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 止 (zhi3): The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

停止 
 
为止 (為止)
禁止 
防止 
阻止 

Medium Frequency

不止 
制止 
截止 
止咳 
止境 
止步 
止痛 
止血 
终止 (終止)
举止 (舉止)
观止 (觀止)
适可而止 (適可而止)
静止 (靜止)
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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