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  1. 钢 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), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gang1 - steel

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 钢 (gang1): The component 冈 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. 琴 is the 1699th 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 :
=> (N/A), (human), (dot), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qin2 - guqin or zither, cf 古琴/musical instrument in general

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 琴 (qin2): The component 今 is pronounced as 'jin1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

小提琴 
弹琴 (彈琴)
 
钢琴 (鋼琴)

Medium Frequency

口琴 
古琴 
大提琴 
爱琴海 (愛琴海)
手风琴 (手風琴)
提琴 
抚琴 (撫琴)
琴弦 
琴棋书画 (琴棋書畫)
琴瑟 
琴键 (琴鍵)
胡琴 
竖琴 (豎琴)
钢琴家 (鋼琴家)
钢琴师 (鋼琴師)
电子琴 (電子琴)
风琴 (風琴)

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Meta:

  1. 师 is the 333rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 85 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> No glyph available, (one), (turban/scarf)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Shi1 - surname Shi
  2. shi1 - teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to dispatch troops

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 师 (shi1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

师傅 (師傅)
老师 (老師)

Medium Frequency

出师 (出師)
分析师 (分析師)
大师 (大師)
宗师 (宗師)
导师 (導師)
工程师 (工程師)
 ()
师兄 (師兄)
师大 (師大)
师妹 (師妹)
师姐 (師姐)
师弟 (師弟)
师徒 (師徒)
师父 (師父)
师生 (師生)
师范 (師範)
师长 (師長)
厨师 (廚師)
建筑师 (建築師)
律师 (律師)
摄影师 (攝影師)
教师 (教師)
法师 (法師)
牧师 (牧師)
理发师 (理髮師)
禅师 (禪師)
设计师 (設計師)
医师 (醫師)
发型师 (髮型師)
魔法师 (魔法師)
魔术师 (魔術師)

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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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