Meta:

  1. 階 is the 744th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 13 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (town), (compare/compete), (white)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jie1 - rank or step/stairs

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 階 (jie1): The component 皆 is pronounced as 'jie1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
阶段 (階段)

Medium Frequency

台阶 (臺階)
阶层 (階層)
阶梯 (階梯)
阶段性 (階段性)
阶级 (階級)

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Meta:

  1. 級 is the 415th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 60 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (silk), (N/A), 丿 (bend), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ji2 - level/grade/rank/step/CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 級 (ji2): The component 及 is pronounced as 'ji2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

初级 (初級)
升级 (升級)
等级 (等級)
 ()
超级 (超級)

Medium Frequency

上级 (上級)
中级 (中級)
五星级 (五星級)
低级 (低級)
年级 (年級)
星级 (星級)
晋级 (晉級)
特级 (特級)
班级 (班級)
级别 (級別)
评级 (評級)
阶级 (階級)
顶级 (頂級)
高级 (高級)
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.