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  1. 酷 is the 1864th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 12 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (wine/alcohol), (cow), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ku4 - ruthless/strong (e.g. of wine)/(of sb or sth) cool (loanword)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 酷 (ku4): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

残酷 (殘酷)
 

Medium Frequency

优酷 (優酷)
冷酷 
冷酷无情 (冷酷無情)

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Meta:

  1. 刑 is the 1085th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 38 words.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (one), (N/A), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Xing2 - surname Xing
  2. xing2 - punishment/penalty/sentence/torture/corporal punishment

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

刑事 
刑警 
死刑 

Medium Frequency

刑场 (刑場)
刑法 
刑罚 (刑罰)
判刑 
徒刑 
获刑 (獲刑)
缓刑 (緩刑)
酷刑 
量刑 

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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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