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  1. 食 is the 670th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 106 words.
  4. appears as a component in 61 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (eat/food)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi2 - to eat/food/animal feed/eclipse
  2. si4 - to feed

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 食 (shi2): The component 亽 is pronounced as 'ji2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 食 (shi2): The component 食 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 食 (shi2): The component 食 is pronounced as 'si4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 食 (si4): The component 亽 is pronounced as 'ji2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 食 (si4): The component 食 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  6. Pronunciation clue for 食 (si4): The component 食 is pronounced as 'si4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

美食 
零食 
 
食品 
食物 

Medium Frequency

主食 
伙食 
挑食 
甜食 
节食 (節食)
粮食 (糧食)
素食 
肉食 
膳食 
觅食 (覓食)
丰衣足食 (豐衣足食)
进食 (進食)
食堂 
食欲 (食慾)
食指 
食用 
食疗 (食療)
食谱 (食譜)
食量 
食盐 (食鹽)
饭食 (飯食)
饮食 (飲食)
面食 (麵食)

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Meta:

  1. 指 is the 261st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 87 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (spoon), (sun/day)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi3 - finger/to point at or to/to indicate or refer to/to depend on/to count on/(of hair) to stand on end

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 指 (zhi3): The component 旨 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 指 (zhi3): The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bi3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 指 (zhi3): The component 日 is pronounced as 'ri4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

手指 
 
指数 (指數)
指甲 

Medium Frequency

中指 
大拇指 
戒指 
手指头 (手指頭)
拇指 
指令 
指出 
指南 
指向 
指定 
指导 (指導)
指尖 
指引 
指手画脚 (指手畫腳)
指挥 (指揮)
指教 
指望 
指标 (指標)
指甲油 
指示 
指纹 (指紋)
指责 (指責)
指路 
指针 (指針)
指头 (指頭)
指点 (指點)
无名指 (無名指)
股指 
食指 
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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