Meta:

  1. 鋼 is the 1607th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 38 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gang1 - steel

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 鋼 (gang1): The component 岡 is pronounced as 'gang1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
钢琴 (鋼琴)
钢铁 (鋼鐵)

Medium Frequency

宝钢 (寶鋼)
恨铁不成钢 (恨鐡不成鋼)
炼钢 (煉鋼)
钢厂 (鋼廠)
钢材 (鋼材)
钢板 (鋼板)
钢琴家 (鋼琴家)
钢琴师 (鋼琴師)
钢笔 (鋼筆)
钢筋 (鋼筋)
钢管 (鋼管)
钢丝 (鋼絲)

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Meta:

  1. 管 is the 252nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 104 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (bamboo), (roof), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Guan3 - surname Guan
  2. guan3 - to take care (of)/to control/to manage/to be in charge of/to look after/to run/to care about/tube/pipe/(spoken) to/towards

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 管 (guan3): The component 官 is pronounced as 'guan1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

不管 
 

Medium Frequency

主管 
保管 
尽管 (儘管)
吸管 
城管 
心血管 
水管 
监管 (監管)
管制 
管家 
管教 
管理 
管理员 (管理員)
管用 
管道 
血管 
钢管 (鋼管)
高管 

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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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