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  1. 居 is the 677th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 78 words.
  4. appears as a component in 10 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (corpse), (ten), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ju1 - surname Ju
  2. ji1 - (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
  3. ju1 - to reside/to be (in a certain position)/to store up/to be at a standstill/residence/house/restaurant/classifier for bedrooms

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 居 (ji1): The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 居 (ji1): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 居 (ju1): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

居然 

Medium Frequency

同居 
家居 
 
居住 
居室 
居家 
居民 
张居正 (張居正)
故居 
蜗居 (蝸居)
邻居 (鄰居)

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Meta:

  1. 住 is the 309th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 78 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhu4 - to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop/(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 住 (zhu4): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

住宅 
住房 
住院 
入住 
居住 
抓住 
挂住 (掛住)
握住 
留住 
记住 (記住)

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Meta:

  1. 证 is the 373rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 85 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (speech), (one), (stop)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zheng4 - certificate/proof/to prove/to demonstrate/to confirm

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 证 (zheng4): The component 正 is pronounced as 'zheng1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 证 (zheng4): The component 正 is pronounced as 'zheng4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 证 (zheng4): The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

保证 (保證)
签证 (簽證)
见证 (見證)
 ()
证券 (證券)
证据 (證據)
证明 (證明)
身份证 (身份證)
验证 (驗證)

Medium Frequency

作证 (作證)
假证 (假證)
公证 (公證)
印证 (印證)
取证 (取證)
学生证 (學生證)
居住证 (居住證)
凭证 (憑證)
房产证 (房產證)
求证 (求證)
结婚证 (結婚證)
考证 (考證)
许可证 (許可證)
认证 (認證)
论证 (論證)
证人 (證人)
证件 (證件)
证实 (證實)
证书 (證書)
证监会 (證監會)
证言 (證言)
辩证 (辯證)
通行证 (通行證)
驾驶证 (駕駛證)
验证码 (驗證碼)
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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