1. 顽
  2. 劣

顽

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Meta:

  1. 顽 is the 2021st most frequent character.
  2. 顽 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 顽 appears as a character in 10 words.
  4. 顽 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
顽 => 元, 页
Radical :
顽 => 二 (two), 儿 (legs), 页 (leaf)
Graphical :
顽 => 二, 丿, 乚, 一, 丿, 冂, 人

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wan2 - mischievous/obstinate/to play/stupid/stubborn/naughty

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

顽固 (頑固)
顽强 (頑強)

Medium Frequency

顽劣 (頑劣)
顽疾 (頑疾)
顽皮 (頑皮)
顽童 (頑童)

劣

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Meta:

  1. 劣 is the 1899th most frequent character.
  2. 劣 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 劣 appears as a character in 13 words.
  4. 劣 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
劣 => 少, 力
Radical :
劣 => 小 (small), 丿 (bend), 力 (power/force)
Graphical :
劣 => 亅, 八, 丿, ㇆, 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lie4 - inferior

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 劣 (lie4): The component 丿 is pronounced as 'pie3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 劣 (lie4): The component 力 is pronounced as 'li4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

卑劣 
恶劣 (惡劣)

Medium Frequency

劣 
劣质 (劣質)
拙劣 
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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