Pinyin: Shen3 yang2 Definition: Shenyang subprovincial city and capital of Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China/old names include Fengtian 奉天, Shengjing 盛京 and Mukden
Pinyin: Xiang4 yang2 Definition: Xiangyang district of Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[Jia1 mu4 si1], Heilongjiang/Xiangyang district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗[He4 gang3], Heilongjiang
Pinyin: Chao2 yang2 Definition: Chaoyang district in east and northeast Beijing, a county level district of Beijing municipality/Chaoyang prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China/Chaoyang district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin/Chaoyang county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳, Liaoning
Pinyin: Shen3 yang2 shi4 Definition: Shenyang prefecture level city and capital of Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China/old names include Fengtian 奉天, Shengjing 盛京 and Mukden
Pinyin: Jin1 yang2 Definition: Jinyang county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
Pronunciation clue for 湖 (hu2): The component 胡 is pronounced as 'hu2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
Pronunciation clue for 湖 (hu2): The component 胡 is pronounced as 'hu2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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High Frequency
Pinyin: Jiang1 hu2 Definition: rivers and lakes/around the whole country/cf 两江 and 两湖, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan provinces in Qing times/vagrant/itinerant (esp. entertainer, swindler, quack doctor etc)
Pinyin: Tai4 hu2 Definition: Taihu lake near Wuxi City 無錫|无锡, bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest fresh water lakes, currently heavily polluted
Pinyin: Xi1 hu2 Definition: Xihu or West lake (place name)/West Lake in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang/Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
Pinyin: Xi1 hu2 qu1 Definition: West lake district (place name)/Xihu district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang/Xihu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
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. If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.