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  1. 首 is the 481st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 71 words.
  4. appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (head)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shou3 - head/chief/first (occasion, thing etc)/classifier for poems, songs etc

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 首 (shou3): The component 首 is pronounced as 'shou3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
首页 (首頁)

Medium Frequency

回首 
首先 
首席 
首映 
首次 
首尔 (首爾)
首发 (首發)
首要 
首选 (首選)
首都 
首领 (首領)
首饰 (首飾)

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Meta:

  1. 飾 is the 1602nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 27 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (human), (line), (pig snout), (second), (dot), (dot), 丿 (bend), (one), (turban/scarf)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi4 - decoration/ornament/to decorate/to adorn/to hide/to conceal (a fault)/excuse (to hide a fault)/to play a role (in opera)/to impersonate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 飾 (shi4): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 飾 (shi4): The component 彐 is pronounced as 'ji4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 飾 (shi4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

掩饰 (掩飾)
服饰 (服飾)
装饰 (裝飾)
饰品 (飾品)

Medium Frequency

修饰 (修飾)
内饰 (內飾)
粉饰 (粉飾)
装饰品 (裝飾品)
配饰 (配飾)
头饰 (頭飾)
饰演 (飾演)
饰物 (飾物)
首饰 (首飾)

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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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