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  1. 高 is the 134th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 261 words.
  4. appears as a component in 21 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (tall)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Gao1 - surname Gao
  2. gao1 - high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 高 (gao1): The component 高 is pronounced as 'gao1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

提高 
 
高中 
高手 
高清 
高兴 (高興)
高速 

Medium Frequency

增高 
崇高 
抬高 
升高 (昇高)
清高 
兴高采烈 (興高采烈)
身高 
高下 
高中生 
高人 
高位 
高低 
高傲 
高僧 
高价 (高價)
高分 
高升 
高原 
高呼 
高压 (高壓)
高大 
高官 
高尚 
高层 (高層)
高山 
高峰 
高峰期 
高度 
高效 
高于 (高於)
高昂 
高明 
高材生 
高架 
高校 
高楼 (高樓)
高档 (高檔)
高歌 
高汤 (高湯)
高温 (高溫)
高涨 (高漲)
高潮 
高潮迭起 
高烧 (高燒)
高尔夫 (高爾夫)
高科技 
高空 
高端 
高等 
高管 
高粱 
高级 (高級)
高考 
高薪 
高处 (高處)
高血压 (高血壓)
高调 (高調)
高贵 (高貴)
高超 
高跟鞋 
高速路 
高达 (高達)
高铁 (高鐵)
高雄 
高雅 
高音 
高飞 (高飛)
高高兴兴 (高高興興)
高龄 (高齡)

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Meta:

  1. 低 is the 592nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 60 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (clan), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. di1 - low/beneath/to lower (one's head)/to let droop/to hang down/to incline

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 低 (di1): The component 氐 is pronounced as 'di1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 低 (di1): The component 氐 is pronounced as 'di3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 低 (di1): The component 氏 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 低 (di1): The component 氏 is pronounced as 'zhi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 低 (di1): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
低调 (低調)

Medium Frequency

低下 
低于 
低估 
低俗 
低价 (低價)
低沉 
低温 (低溫)
低潮 
低烧 (低燒)
低级 (低級)
低声 (低聲)
低脂 
低落 
低谷 
低迷 
低音 
低头 (低頭)
放低 
贬低 (貶低)
降低 
高低 

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Meta:

  1. 杠 is the 3060th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 13 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (work)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gang1 - flagpole/footbridge
  2. gang4 - variant of 槓|杠[gang4]
  3. gang4 - thick pole/bar/rod/thick line/to mark with a thick line/to sharpen (knife)/(old) coffin-bearing pole

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 杠 (gang1): The component 工 is pronounced as 'gong1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 杠 (gang4): The component 工 is pronounced as 'gong1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 杠 (gang4): The component 工 is pronounced as 'gong1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

保险杠 (保險槓)
抬杠 (抬槓)
杠杆 (槓桿)

Medium Frequency

单杠 (單槓)
斜杠 (斜槓)
 
杠子 (槓子)
杠铃 (槓鈴)
杠头 (槓頭)
双杠 (雙槓)
高低杠 (高低槓)
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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