Meta:

  1. 难 is the 295th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 118 words.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (right hand), (small bird)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. nan2 - difficult (to...)/problem/difficulty/difficult/not good
  2. nan4 - disaster/distress/to scold

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

困难 (困難)
 ()
难以 (難以)
难受 (難受)
难得 (難得)
难过 (難過)
难道 (難道)

Medium Frequency

患难 (患難)
灾难 (災難)
为难 (為難)
磨难 (磨難)
艰难 (艱難)
苦难 (苦難)
难免 (難免)
难吃 (難吃)
难堪 (難堪)
难度 (難度)
难得一见 (難得一見)
难忘 (難忘)
难怪 (難怪)
难为 (難為)
难看 (難看)
难听 (難聽)
难处 (難處)
难关 (難關)
难题 (難題)

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Meta:

  1. 听 is the 285th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 63 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (mouth), (axe)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ting1 - to listen/to hear/to obey/a can (loanword from English "tin")/classifier for canned beverages
  2. ting4 - to let/to allow

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
听到 (聽到)

Medium Frequency

倾听 (傾聽)
动听 (動聽)
好听 (好聽)
打听 (打聽)
接听 (接聽)
收听 (收聽)
窃听 (竊聽)
聆听 (聆聽)
听力 (聽力)
听懂 (聽懂)
听众 (聽眾)
听见 (聽見)
听话 (聽話)
听说 (聽說)
听课 (聽課)
试听 (試聽)
难听 (難聽)
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.