1. 鼓
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  3. 嶼

鼓

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  1. 鼓 is the 1121st most frequent character.
  2. 鼓 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 鼓 appears as a character in 43 words.
  4. 鼓 appears as a component in 9 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
鼓 => 壴, 支
Radical :
鼓 => 鼓 (drum)
Graphical :
鼓 => 一, 丨, 一, 口, 丷, 一, 一, 丨, ㇇, ㇏

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gu3 - drum/CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]/to drum/to strike/to rouse/to bulge/to swell

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 鼓 (gu3): The component 壴 is pronounced as 'zhu4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 鼓 (gu3): The component 鼓 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

鼓 
鼓励 (鼓勵)
鼓掌 
鼓浪屿 (鼓浪嶼)
鼓起 

Medium Frequency

打鼓 
捣鼓 (搗鼓)
锣鼓 (鑼鼓)
鼓动 (鼓動)
鼓吹 
鼓手 
鼓楼 (鼓樓)
鼓楼区 (鼓樓區)
鼓舞 
鼓点 (鼓點)
鼓鼓 

Appears In:

鼓 also appears in:
鼓鼙鼗瞽臌鼞鼜鼖鼘

浪

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  1. 浪 is the 1184th most frequent character.
  2. 浪 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 浪 appears as a character in 51 words.
  4. 浪 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
浪 => 氵, 良
Radical :
浪 => 氵 (water), 艮 (stopping), 丶 (dot)
Graphical :
浪 => ⺀, ㇀, 丨, ㇕, 二, 乚, 冫, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lang4 - wave/breaker/unrestrained/dissipated

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 浪 (lang4): The component 良 is pronounced as 'liang2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

新浪 
浪 
浪漫 

Medium Frequency

新浪网 (新浪網)
流浪 
浪费 (浪費)
鼓浪屿 (鼓浪嶼)

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浪 also appears in:
蒗

嶼

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  1. 嶼 is the 2630th most frequent character.
  2. 嶼 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 嶼 appears as a character in 6 words.
  4. 嶼 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
嶼 => 山, 與
Radical :
嶼 => 山 (mountain), 臼 (mortar), No glyph available, 丨 (line), 一 (one), 八 (eight/divide)
Graphical :
嶼 => 丨, 凵, 臼, 己, 丨, 一, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yu3 - islet

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 嶼 (yu3): The component 與 is pronounced as 'yu2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 嶼 (yu3): The component 與 is pronounced as 'yu3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 嶼 (yu3): The component 與 is pronounced as 'yu4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 嶼 (yu3): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shu4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 嶼 (yu3): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

鼓浪屿 (鼓浪嶼)

Medium Frequency

岛屿 (島嶼)
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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