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  1. 靛 is the 5167th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (green/blue), (roof), (one), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dian4 - indigo pigment

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 靛 (dian4): The component 定 is pronounced as 'ding4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 靛 (dian4): The component 宀 is pronounced as 'mian2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

靛青 

Medium Frequency

蓝靛 (藍靛)
靛蓝 (靛藍)
靛蓝色 (靛藍色)

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Meta:

  1. 蓝 is the 1188th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grass), (line), (line), 丿 (bend), (one), (dot), (dish)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿, , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Lan2 - surname Lan
  2. lan2 - blue/indigo plant

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
蓝天 (藍天)
蓝色 (藍色)

Medium Frequency

天蓝色 (天藍色)
宝蓝 (寶藍)
深蓝 (深藍)
湛蓝 (湛藍)
甘蓝 (甘藍)
蔚蓝 (蔚藍)
蓝光 (藍光)
蓝图 (藍圖)
蓝宝石 (藍寶石)
蓝山 (藍山)
蓝本 (藍本)
蓝牙 (藍牙)
蓝精灵 (藍精靈)
蓝莓 (藍莓)
蓝调 (藍調)
蓝鲸 (藍鯨)

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Meta:

  1. 色 is the 304th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 186 words.
  4. appears as a component in 11 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (color/prettiness)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. se4 - color/CL:種|种[zhong3]/look/appearance/sex
  2. shai3 - color/dice

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 色 (se4): The component 色 is pronounced as 'se4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 色 (shai3): The component 色 is pronounced as 'shai3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

彩色 
本色 
白色 
红色 (紅色)
角色 
颜色 (顏色)
黑色 

Medium Frequency

三色 
以色列 
出色 
咖啡色 
夜色 
天色 
好色 
姿色 
春色 
景色 
月色 
有色 
棕色 
橙色 
气色 (氣色)
深色 
浅色 (淺色)
清一色 
灰色 
特色 
粉红色 (粉紅色)
粉色 
紫色 
绿色 (綠色)
肤色 (膚色)
脸色 (臉色)
 
色彩 
色情 
色斑 
色泽 (色澤)
色狼 
色素 
色调 (色調)
蓝色 (藍色)
血色 
褪色 
变色 (變色)
金色 
金黄色 (金黃色)
银色 (銀色)
面色 
黄色 (黃色)
黑色素 

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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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