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  1. 直 is the 255th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 73 words.
  4. appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (ten), (eye), (one)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zhi2 - surname Zhi/Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
  2. zhi2 - straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank/straightforward/(indicates continuing motion or action)/vertical/vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 直 (zhi2): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 直 (zhi2): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一直 
 
直接 
直播 

Medium Frequency

正直 
直线 (直線)
直视 (直視)
直觉 (直覺)
直达 (直達)
简直 (簡直)

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Meta:

  1. 白 is the 286th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 243 words.
  4. appears as a component in 120 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (white)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Bai2 - surname Bai
  2. bai2 - white/snowy/pure/bright/empty/blank/plain/clear/to make clear/in vain/gratuitous/free of charge/reactionary/anti-communist/funeral/to stare coldly/to write wrong character/to state/to explain/vernacular/spoken lines in opera

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 白 (bai2): The component 白 is pronounced as 'bai2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

明白 
 
白天 
白羊座 
白色 

Medium Frequency

伊丽莎白 (伊麗莎白)
告白 
坦白 
大白菜 
太白 
对白 (對白)
旁白 
李白 
清白 
洁白 (潔白)
独白 (獨白)
白人 
白吃 
白嫩 
白宫 (白宮)
白日 
白日梦 (白日夢)
白昼 (白晝)
白求恩 
白净 (白淨)
白痴 
白白 
白皙 
白眼 
白糖 
白花花 
白茫茫 
白菜 
白血病 
白话 (白話)
白费 (白費)
白酒 
白醋 
白金 
白银 (白銀)
白开水 (白開水)
白雪 
白云 (白雲)
白云区 (白雲區)
白领 (白領)
白头 (白頭)
白头偕老 (白頭偕老)
白头到老 (白頭到老)
白饭 (白飯)
白发 (白髮)
白鲸 (白鯨)
直白 
空白 
美白 
苍白 (蒼白)
苍白无力 (蒼白無力)
蛋白 
蛋白质 (蛋白質)
表白 
雪白 
黑白 
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.