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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. 饰 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 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (eat/food), 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 饰 (shi4): The component 饣 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 饰 (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)
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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