Meta:

  1. 改 is the 350th 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 :
=> (oneself), (knock)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gai3 - to change/to alter/to transform/to correct

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
改为 (改為)
改变 (改變)

Medium Frequency

修改 
改名 
改善 
改天 
改成 
改掉 
改正 
改版 
改编 (改編)
改装 (改裝)
改造 
改进 (改進)
改革 
更改 
发改委 (發改委)

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Meta:

  1. 名 is the 203rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 200 words.
  4. appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (evening/unset), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ming2 - name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)/famous/classifier for people

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
名字 
成名 
排名 

Medium Frequency

出名 
取名 
名人 
名利 
名叫 
名单 (名單)
名将 (名將)
名片 
名牌 
名状 (名狀)
名称 (名稱)
名义 (名義)
名言 
名词 (名詞)
命名 
报名 (報名)
姓名 
实名制 (實名制)
提名 
改名 
更名 
有名 
无名指 (無名指)
知名 
签名 (簽名)
茂名 
莫名 
莫名其妙 
著名 
点名 (點名)

Appears In:

also appears in:
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.