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  1. 锡 is the 2054th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 24 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (metal/gold), (sun/day), (wrap), No glyph available
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xi1 - tin (chemistry)/to bestow/to confer/to grant/Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 锡 (xi1): The component 易 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 锡 (xi1): The component 日 is pronounced as 'ri4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

无锡 (無錫)
 ()

Medium Frequency

刘禹锡 (劉禹錫)
无锡市 (無錫市)
锡山 (錫山)
锡林浩特 (錫林浩特)
锡兰 (錫蘭)
麦肯锡 (麥肯錫)

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Meta:

  1. 箔 is the 4350th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 5 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (bamboo), (water), (white)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bo2 - bamboo screen/door screen/metal foil/leaf/sheet/tinsel

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 箔 (bo2): The component 泊 is pronounced as 'bo2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 箔 (bo2): The component 泊 is pronounced as 'po1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 箔 (bo2): The component 白 is pronounced as 'bai2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

金箔 

Medium Frequency

铝箔 (鋁箔)
锡箔 (錫箔)
锡箔纸 (錫箔紙)
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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