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  1. 教 is the 191st most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 128 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (old), (child), (knock)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Jiao4 - surname Jiao
  2. jiao1 - to teach
  3. jiao4 - religion/teaching/to make/to cause/to tell

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 教 (jiao1): The component 孝 is pronounced as 'xiao4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 教 (jiao4): The component 孝 is pronounced as 'xiao4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
教室 
教授 
教育 

Medium Frequency

佛教 
基督教 
外教 
宗教 
家教 
指教 
支教 
教主 
教务 (教務)
教堂 
教学 (教學)
教学楼 (教學樓)
教官 
教导 (教導)
教师 (教師)
教书 (教書)
教会 (教會)
教材 
教条 (教條)
教父 
教科书 (教科書)
教程 
教练 (教練)
教育部 
教训 (教訓)
教诲 (教誨)
教养 (教養)
求教 
异教徒 (異教徒)
管教 
胎教 
说教 (說教)
调教 (調教)
请教 (請教)
道教 
领教 (領教)

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  1. 育 is the 609th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 35 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (lid), (private), (moon)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yu4 - to have children/to raise or bring up/to educate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 育 (yu4): The component 月 is pronounced as 'yue4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

教育 
体育 (體育)

Medium Frequency

不育 
培育 
孕育 
教育部 
生育 
发育 (發育)
 
养育 (養育)
体育场 (體育場)
体育馆 (體育館)

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Meta:

  1. 部 is the 84th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 106 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stand erect), (mouth), (town)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bu4 - ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board/classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 部 (bu4): The component 阝 is pronounced as 'fu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

全部 
 
部分 

Medium Frequency

一部分 
中部 
俱乐部 (俱樂部)
内部 (內部)
公安部 
北部 
南部 
外部 
大部分 (大部份)
天龙八部 (天龍八部)
尾部 
局部 
干部 (幹部)
底部 
东部 (東部)
总部 (總部)
胸部 
腰部 
腹部 
臀部 
西部 
部位 
部署 
部落 
部长 (部長)
部门 (部門)
部队 (部隊)
面部 
头部 (頭部)
颈部 (頸部)

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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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