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  1. 銅 is the 1770th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 28 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (metal/gold), (upside down box), (one), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tong2 - copper (chemistry)/see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2]/CL:塊|块[kuai4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 銅 (tong2): The component 同 is pronounced as 'tong2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 銅 (tong2): The component 同 is pronounced as 'tong4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
铜牌 (銅牌)

Medium Frequency

铜仁 (銅仁)
铜像 (銅像)
铜川 (銅川)
铜梁 (銅梁)
铜锣 (銅鑼)
铜锣湾 (銅鑼灣)
铜陵 (銅陵)
青铜 (青銅)

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  1. 鑼 is the 3156th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 8 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (metal/gold), (net), (silk), (small bird)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. luo2 - gong/CL:面[mian4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 鑼 (luo2): The component 羅 is pronounced as 'luo2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

敲锣 (敲鑼)
锣鼓 (鑼鼓)

Medium Frequency

铜锣 (銅鑼)
铜锣湾 (銅鑼灣)
铜锣烧 (銅鑼燒)
 ()
开锣 (開鑼)

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Meta:

  1. 灣 is the 853rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 34 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (silk), (silk), (speech), (bow)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wan1 - bay/gulf

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 灣 (wan1): The component 彎 is pronounced as 'wan1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 灣 (wan1): The component 言 is pronounced as 'yan2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

台湾 (台灣)
台湾 (臺灣)

Medium Frequency

亚龙湾 (亞龍灣)
波斯湾 (波斯灣)
海湾 (海灣)
港湾 (港灣)
荔湾 (荔灣)
荔湾区 (荔灣區)
铜锣湾 (銅鑼灣)
龙湾 (龍灣)
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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