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  1. 石 is the 414th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 183 words.
  4. appears as a component in 206 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stone)
Graphical :
=> , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Shi2 - surname Shi
  2. dan4 - dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗/ten pecks/one hundred liters
  3. shi2 - rock/stone/stone inscription/one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 石 (dan4): The component 石 is pronounced as 'dan4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 石 (shi2): The component 石 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一石二鸟 (一石二鳥)
宝石 (寶石)
 
石化 
石家庄 (石家莊)
石油 
石头 (石頭)
绿宝石 (綠寶石)
绿松石 (綠松石)
铁石心肠 (鐵石心腸)
钻石 (鑽石)

Medium Frequency

中石化 
化石 
吸铁石 (吸鐵石)
基石 
垫脚石 (墊腳石)
大理石 
岩石 
巨石 
巨石阵 (巨石陣)
采石场 (採石場)
沙石 
泥石流 
海枯石烂 (海枯石爛)
滴水穿石 
火石 
玉石 
玉石俱焚 
王安石 
番石榴 
盘石 (盤石)
石像 
石刻 
石器 
石块 (石塊)
石墨 
石家庄市 (石家莊市)
石库门 (石庫門)
石景山 
石板 
石板路 
石林 
石柱 
石榴 
石河子 
石灰 
石狮 (石獅)
石狮市 (石獅市)
石碑 
石窟 
石膏 
石英 
石蜡 (石蠟)
石门 (石門)
石阶 (石階)
石龙 (石龍)
碎石 
磁石 
磐石 
磨刀石 
礁石 
矿石 (礦石)
红宝石 (紅寶石)
绊脚石 (絆腳石)
结石 (結石)
胆结石 (膽結石)
落井下石 
蒋介石 (蔣介石)
蓝宝石 (藍寶石)
试金石 (試金石)
金刚石 (金剛石)
金石 
铁石 (鐵石)
陨石 (隕石)
鹅卵石 (鵝卵石)
黄石 (黃石)
齐白石 (齊白石)

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  1. 家 is the 56th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 295 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (roof), (pig)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Jia1 - surname Jia
  2. jia1 - home/family/classifier for families or businesses/refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China/noun suffix for specialists in some activity such as musician or revolutionary, corresponds to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian/CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

回家 
大家 
 
玩家 

Medium Frequency

人家 
作家 
冤家 
到家 
合家 
国家 (國家)
墨家 
娘家 
宜家 
家人 
家伙 
家具 
家务 (家務)
家园 (家園)
家居 
家属 (家屬)
家常 
家庭 
家族 
家里 (家裡)
家乡 (家鄉)
家长 (家長)
家门 (家門)
专家 (專家)
想家 
搬家 
独家 (獨家)
石家庄 (石家莊)
科学家 (科學家)
老人家 
老家 
自家 
艺术家 (藝術家)
评论家 (評論家)
邻家 (鄰家)
阖家 (闔家)

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  1. 庄 is the 1022nd most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 32 words.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 广,
Radical :
=> 广 (house on cliff), (earth)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhuang1 - variant of 莊
  2. Zhuang1 - surname Zhuang
  3. zhuang1 - farmstead/village/manor/place of business/banker (in a gambling game)/grave or solemn/holdings of a landlord in Imperial China

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 庄 (zhuang1): The component 广 is pronounced as 'guang3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

山庄 (山莊)
村庄 (村莊)
石家庄 (石家莊)
庄园 (莊園)

Medium Frequency

南庄 (南莊)
周庄 (周莊)
 
枣庄 (棗莊)
石家庄市 (石家莊市)
端庄 (端莊)
老庄 (老莊)
台儿庄 (臺兒莊)
庄严 (莊嚴)
庄子 (莊子)
庄家 (莊家)
庄稼 (莊稼)
庄稼汉 (莊稼漢)
庄重 (莊重)
农庄 (農莊)
酒庄 (酒莊)

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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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