Character points v2 - Enhanced with Frequency

henning
February 23, 2008, 05:10 AM posted in General Discussion
OK, I need to restart this initiative. After finding out that some of the characters did not meet the easy-top-10,000 I thought I need that freuency information to make this a valuable learning ressource.
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henning
February 23, 2008, 05:15 AM

Group 尉 (wèi) Motivated by Lesson: C0787: Iron Your Clothes Taken from character: 熨 (yùn) Taken from word: 熨斗 (熨斗; an iron) 熨 Pron: yùn, yù, wèi Main radical: 火 Frequency: 4498 Meaning: an iron, to iron Examples: 熨斗 (to iron) 尉 Pron: wèi Main radical: 寸 Frequency: 5988 Meaning: (surname), milit. official, to quiet; old for: iron Examples: 陆军中尉 (lieutenant) 慰 Pron: wèi Main radical: 心 Frequency: 1632 Meaning: console, comfort Examples: 安慰 (console, comfort), 自慰 (masturbate) 蔚 Pron: wèi Main radical: 艹 Frequency: 3188 Meaning: azure, blue Examples: 蔚蓝 (azure, blue)

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henning
February 23, 2008, 07:02 AM

Subgroup 虖 (hū) Extension to Group: 虍 (hū) 虖 Pron: hū, hú, hù Main radical: 虍 Frequency: 8412 Meaning: to exhale, to cry, to howl, scream of a tiger 嘑 Pron: hū, hú, là Main radical: 口 Frequency: rare Meaning: to menace; to howl at; to bawl; (Cant.) final particle 嫭 Pron: hù Main radical: 女 Frequency: rare Meaning: happy, nice woman, envy 摢 Pron: hù Main radical: 扌 Frequency: rare Meaning: (old) dice, gmbling 歑 Pron: hū Main radical: 欠 Frequency: rare Meaning: (old) call

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henning
February 23, 2008, 05:25 AM

Group 巳 (sì) Motivated by Lesson: E0785: 似曾相识 Taken from character: 异 (yì) Taken from word: 诡异 (spooky) 异 ( 异; 異 ) Pron: yì Main radical: 廾 Frequency: 709 Meaning: to raise, to stop (异); different, unusual, strange (異) Examples: 诡异 (spooky); 特异 (special); 差异 (difference); 诧异 (flabbergastered; astonished); 怪异 (weird); 惊异 (amazement); 奇异 (fantastic; odd; bizzare); 异步 (asynchronous); 异常 (abnormal); 异性 (heterosexual), 异议 (dissent); 异质 (heterogeneous); 优异 (exceptional) 巳 Pron: sì Main radical: 巳 Frequency: 3381 Meaning: 6th earthly branch, 9-11 a.m. Examples: 巳 (6th earthly branch, 9-11 a.m.) 祀 Pron: sì Main radical: 礻 Frequency: 3123 Meaning: offer sacrifice to Examples: 祭祀 (offer sacrifices to gods or ancestors) 巷 Pron: xiàng, hàng Main radical: 巳 Frequency: 2399 Meaning: lane, alley Examples: 大街小巷 (large streets and small lanes) 包 Pron: bāo Main radical: 勹 Frequency: 454 Meaning: to cover, to wrap, to hold, to include, to take charge of, package, wrapper, container, bag, to hold or embrace, bundle, packet Examples: 包裹 (wrap up, bundle, package); 包涵 (forgive, excuse); 包含 (include); 包括 (comprise of, include); 包装 (package); 包子 (baozi); 书包 (schoolbag) 熙 Pron: xī Main radical: 灬 Frequency: 2485 Meaning: prosperous, splendid Examples: 熙熙攘攘 (burstling)

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henning
February 23, 2008, 05:49 AM

Group 彭 Motivated by Lesson: E0789 最低工资 Taken from character: 膨 Taken from word: 通货膨胀 (inflation) Enhanced by Goulniky 膨 Pron: péng Main radical: 月 Frequency: 2415 Meaning: to swell, swollen Examples: 膨胀 (to expand, to swell); 通货膨胀 (inflation) 彭 Pron: péng Main radical: 彡 Frequency: 1501 Meaning: (surname, diverse placenames) Examples: 彭县 (county in Sichuan) 澎 Pron: pēng, péng Main radical: 氵 Frequency: 3481 Meaning: sound of waves Examples: 澎 (sound of waves); 澎湃 (surge) 嘭 Pron: pēng Main radical: 口 Frequency: 4443 Meaning: onomatopoeia; (Cant.) to chase, drive away

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henning
February 23, 2008, 05:52 AM

Group 甫 (fǔ): Motivated by Lesson: E0789 最低工资 Taken from character: 敷 Taken from word: 入不敷出 (expenditures exceed income) 胀 ( 脹 ) Pron: zhàng Main radical: 月 Frequency: 2083 Meaning: to swell, swollen Examples: 通货膨胀 (inflation); 胀大 (to swell); 胀起 (bulge) 长 ( 長 ) Pron: cháng, zhǎng, zhàng Main radical: 长 Frequency: 109 Meaning: length, long, forever (cháng), grow develop, chief, head (zhǎng) Examples: 班长 (class monitor), 部长 (head of state); 年长 (senior) 长大 (grow up), 波长 (wave length); 张 ( 張 ) Pron: zhāng, zhàng Main radical: 弓 Frequency: 318 Meaning: a measure word for flat things, to open up Examples: 一张 (a sheet), 夸张 (to exaggerate), 开张 (open a business), 紧张 (tense, nervous), 慌张 (flustered) 涨 ( 漲 ) Pron: zhǎng. zhàn Main radical: 氵 Frequency: 1803 Meaning: to rise: prices, rivers etc. (zhǎng), to swell (zhàng) Examples: 涨价 (rise in price), 暴涨 (rise suddenly), 上涨 (rise, go upwards) 帐 ( 帳 ) Pron: zhàng Main radical: 巾 Frequency: 1603 Meaning: account, debit credit, curtain, tent, mosquito net Examples: 帐单 (bill, check), 帐户 (bank/computer account), 帐号 (account number), 转帐 (transfer money to/from account), 帐蓬 (tent), 蚊帐 (mosquito net) 账 ( 賬 ) Pron: zhàng Main radical: 贝 Frequency: 2179 Meaning: account Examples: 账单(bill), 账号 (account number), 账户 (account) 怅 ( 悵 ) Pron: chàng Main radical: 忄 Frequency: 3409 Meaning: regretful, upset, despair, depressed Examples: 怅惘 (void, distracted, listless)

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henning
February 23, 2008, 05:55 AM

The above post is indeed: Group 长: Motivated by Lesson: E0789 最低工资 Taken from character: 胀 Taken from word: 通货膨胀 (inflation)

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henning
February 23, 2008, 05:57 AM

Group 甫 (fǔ): Motivated by Lesson: E0789 最低工资 Taken from character: 敷 Taken from word: 入不敷出 (expenditures exceed income) 敷 Pron: fū Main radical: 攵 Frequency: 2788 Meaning: announce, apply Examples: 敷衍 (apathetic; perfunctory) 甫 Pron: fǔ, pǔ, pù Main radical: 用 Frequency: 2152 Meaning: just, only (lit.) 旉 Pron: fū Main radical: 方 Frequency: rare Meaning: to state, to announce 尃 Pron: fū Main radical: 寸 Frequency: rare Meaning: to state to, to announce, to spread over 傅 Pron: fù Main radical: 亻 Frequency: 1887 Meaning: tutor, surname Examples: 师傅 (master) 缚 ( 縛 ) Pron: fú, fù Main radical: 纟 Frequency: 2577 Meaning: to bind, to tie Examples: 缚上 (attach), 束缚 (bind, restict) 赙 ( 賻 ) Pron: fù Main radical: 贝 Frequency: 6654 Meaning: contribute to funeral expenses 糐 Pron: fū Main radical: 米 Frequency: rare Meaning: rice cake, (name) 麱 Pron: fū Main radical: 麥 Frequency: rare Meaning: (name) 榑 Pron: fú, fù Main radical: 木 Frequency: rare Meaning: (old; for certain types of trees) 禣 Pron: fu Main radical: 礻 Frequency: 7719 Meaning: (old) 郙 Pron: fǔ Main radical: 阝 Frequency: 7175 Meaning: (ancient place name) 俌 Pron: fǔ Main radical: 亻 Frequency: rare Meaning: (old) 溥 Pron: pǔ, bó, bù, fū, pò Main radical: 氵 Frequency: 3882 Meaning: extensive, pervading; big, great, vast, wide; widespread Examples: 溥仪 (name of the last Qing emperor) 辅 ( 輔 ) Pron: fū Main radical: 车 Frequency: 2033 Meaning: to assist, to complement, auxiliary Examples: 辅导 (to coach), 辅程序 (subprogram), 辅助 (to assist, to aide) 哺 Pron: bǔ Main radical: 口 Frequency: 2810 Meaning: evening meal Examples: 哺乳 (breast feed), 哺乳动物 (mammal), 哺养 (feed) 黼 Pron: fǔ Main radical: 黹 Frequency: 6029 Meaning: (embroidery) 捕 Pron: bǔ Main radical: 扌 Frequency: 1312 Meaning: arrest, catch, seize Examples: 拘捕 (arrest), 逮捕 (arrest), 追捕 (hunt a criminal) 匍 Pron: pú Main radical: 勹 Frequency: 4202 Meaning: crawl, lie prostrate 葡 Pron: pú, bèi Main radical: 艹 Frequency: 2130 Meaning: grapes Examples: 葡萄 (grape), 葡萄乾儿 (raisin), 葡萄酒 (wine) 铺 Pron: pū, pù Main radical: 钅 Frequency: 1613 Meaning: to spread (pū), a bed, a store (pù) Examples: 床铺 (bed), 店铺 (shop), 铺设 (pave) 浦 Pron: pǔ Main radical: 氵 Frequency: 2161 Meaning: beach Examples: 黄浦江 (Huangpu river) 蒲 Pron: bó, pú Main radical: 艹 Frequency: 2344 Meaning: type of rush; vine Examples: 蒲公英 (dandelion) 埔 Pron: pǔ, bù Main radical: 土 Frequency: 3124 Meaning: port, plain, arena, market Examples: 柬埔寨 (Cambodia) 脯 Pron: fǔ, pú Main radical: 月 Frequency: 3017 Meaning: candied fruit (fǔ), chest/thorax (pú)

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henning
February 23, 2008, 06:05 AM

Group 文 (wén) Motivated by Lesson: C0790 Study Abroad Taken from character: 雯 Taken from word: 雯雯 (name of the female lead) 雯 Pron: wén Main radical: 雨 Frequency: 2957 Meaning: multicolored clouds, cloud patterns (name) 文 Pron: wén Main radical: 文 Frequency: 148 Meaning: language, culture, writing, formal, literary Examples: 中文 (Chinese language), 天文 (astronomy), 古文 (classic Chinese), 文章 (article, essay), 文雅 (elegant, refined), 文学 (literature), 文明 (civilized, civilization), 文凭 (diploma), 文件 (document, file), 文化 (culture, cultural), 文档 (computer file), 文本 (version, text) 蚊 Pron: wén Main radical: 虫 Frequency: 2940 Meaning: mosquito Examples: 蚊子 (mosquito) 蚉 Pron: wèn Main radical: 虫 Frequency: rare Meaning: name of a river, variant of 蚊: mosquito 汶 Pron: wén, mén, mín, wèn Main radical: 氵 Frequency: 3719 Meaning: a river in Shandong province 妏 Pron: wèn Main radical: 女 Frequency: rare Meaning: (old female name) 纹 ( 紋 ) Pron: wén Main radical: 纟 Frequency: 1768 Meaning: line, streak, stripe; wrinkle Examples: 皱纹 (wrinkle), 条纹 (stripe), 指纹 (fingerprint) 紊 Pron: wěn Main radical: 糸 Frequency: 3113 Meaning: confused, involved, tangled, disorder (wěn), involved, tangled (wèn) Examples: 紊乱 (disorder) 芠 Pron: wén Main radical: 艹 Frequency: rare Meaning: (old. lit. for a sort of grass) 魰 Pron: wén Main radical: 魚 Frequency: 9668 Meaning: flying fish 彣 Pron: wén Main radical: 彡 Frequency: rare Meaning: literary talent 螡 Pron: wén Main radical: 虫 Frequency: 9522 Meaning: old for 蚊: mosquito 抆 Pron: wěn, wèn Main radical: 扌 Frequency: rare Meaning: wipe, rub off 玟 Pron: wén, mín, méi Main radical: 王 Frequency: 6534 Meaning: jade-like stone (mín), veins in jade (wén) 忞 Pron: mín,mǐn Main radical: 心 Frequency: rare Meaning: strive to become stronger 砇 Pron: mín Main radical: 石 Frequency: rare Meaning: (old version of 玟: jade-like stone) 炆 Pron: wén Main radical: 火 Frequency: rare Meaning: (Cant.) to simmer, cook over a slow fire 呅 Pron: méi  wěn Main radical: 口 Frequency: rare Meaning: (Cant.) a dollar 忟 Pron: mín, mǐn Main radical: 忄 Frequency: rare Meaning: (Cant.) impatient, restless

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henning
February 23, 2008, 06:08 AM

Group 青 (qīng; jīng) Motivated by Lesson: B0791 Valentine's Day Taken from character: 情 Taken from word: 情人节 (Valentin's day) 情 Pron: qíng Main radical: 忄 Frequency: 120 Meaning: feeling, emotion, passion, situation Examples: 情报 (spy intelligence), 情感 (emotion), 情景 (situation, circumstances), 情节 (plot), 情理 (reason, sense), 情人节 (Valentin's day), 心情 (mood), 调情 (flirt), 同情 (compassion, relent, sympathize), 网际色情 (cyberporn) 青 Pron: qīng; jīng Main radical: 青 Frequency: 497 Meaning: green (blue, black) Examples: 青春 (youth), 青菜 (green vegetables), 青草 (grass), 青年 (youth), 青蛙 (frog), 青鱼 (herring), 青铜 (bronze), 晴 Pron: qíng Main radical: 日 Frequency: 1968 Meaning: clear, fine (weather) Examples: 晴朗 (sunny and cloudless), 晴天 (sunny), 晴雨表 (barometer) 请 ( 請 ) Pron: qǐng, qīng, qíng, qìng Main radical: 讠 Frequency: 421 Meaning: to ask, to invite, please (do sth), to treat (to a meal, etc), to request Examples: 请问 (may I ask...), 邀请 (invite), 申请人 (applicant), 请求 (request), 碃 Pron: qìng Main radical: 石 Frequency: 8027 Meaning: (stone) 精 Pron: jīng, jìng, qíng Main radical: 米 Frequency: 435 Meaning: energy, perfect, excellent, refined, very, proficient Examples: 精力 (energy), 精度 (precision), 精彩 (brilliant), 精确 (accurate, precise), 精神 (vigor, vitality), 精液 (semen), 酒精 (alcohol), 酒精 (elf) 睛 Pron: jīng, jǐng Main radical: 目 Frequency: 934 Meaning: eye Examples: 眼睛 (eye), 眨眼睛 (wink) 菁 Pron: jīng Main radical: 艹 Frequency: 3321 Meaning: leek Examples: 芜菁 (turnip) 凊 Pron: jìng Main radical: 冫 Frequency: rare Meaning: cool, fresh, to cool, surname 婧 Pron: jìng Main radical: 女 Frequency: 5759 Meaning: modest, supple 静 ( 靜 ) Pron: jìng Main radical: 青 Frequency: 722 Meaning: still, calm, quiet, not moving Examples: 安静 (quiet), 宁静 (tranquil, tranquility, serenety!), 冷静 (cool, cool-headed), 静默 (silence), 静脉 (vein) 靖 Pron: jìng, jīng Main radical: 青 Frequency: 2545 Meaning: pacify; appease; calm, peaceful, quiet 靓 ( 靚 ) Pron: jìng, liàng Main radical: 青 Frequency: 4636 Meaning: make up (face) 猜 Pron: cāi Main radical: 犭 Frequency: 1598 Meaning: to guess Examples: 猜测 (guess, conjecture, surmise), 猜疑 (harbor suspicions, be suspicious, have misgivings), 猜忌 (be suspicious and jealous of)

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February 23, 2008, 06:11 AM

Group 夬 (guài) Motivated by Lesson: B0791 Valentine's Day Taken from character: 快 Taken from word: 情人节快乐 (happy Valentin's day) 快 Pron: kuài Main radical: 忄 Frequency: 366 Meaning: fast, quick, swift Examples: 快递 (express delivery), 快活 (happy), 快乐 (happy, merry), 快捷 (computer shortcut), 快速 (high speed), 赶快 (at once, immediately), 尽快 (as quickly as possible), 加快 (to speed up), 凉快 (nice and cold, pleasantly cool), 轻快 (light and quick, agile), 愉快 (cheerful, happy, delighted), 痛快 (jolly) 夬 Pron: guài Main radical: 大 Frequency: rare Meaning: deceive, one of the 8 diagrams, parted, fork, certain, old for: divide, seperate 筷 Pron: kuài Main radical: 竹 Frequency: 3110 Meaning: chopstick Examples: 筷子 (chopsticks) 块 ( 塊 ) Pron: kuāi, kuài Main radical: 土 Frequency: 793 Meaning: piece, chunk, lump, (measure word for chunks, lumps) (kuāi), unit/coll. for yuan, fast, rapid, swift (kuài) Examples: 一块 (a piece), 血块 (gore), 石块 (stone, rock), 石块 (block), 板块 (tectonic plate) 駃 Pron: kuài, jué Main radical: 馬 Frequency: 8511 Meaning: gallop 决 ( 決 ) Pron: jué Main radical: 冫 Frequency: 273 Meaning: to decide, to determine, breach (a dyke), execute a person Examples: 决定 (to decide, to determine, to resolve), 取决 (to depend upon), 未决定 (pending), 判决 (court judgement), 决心 (determination, resolution), 决赛 (finals), 决不 (not at all) , 决心 (determination, resolution, determined, firm and resolute, to make up one's mind) 玦 Pron: jué Main radical: 王 Frequency: rare Meaning: half-circle jade ring; broken piece of jade 鈌 Pron: jué Main radical: 釒 Frequency: rare Meaning: to pierce, to stab, to take 抉 Pron: jué Main radical: 扌 Frequency: 3575 Meaning: dig, pick, choose, select, gouge, pluck out Examples: 抉择 (decision, to decide) 诀 ( 訣 ) Pron: jué Main radical: 讠 Frequency: 2845 Meaning: secrets (of an art), to take leave of, to bid farewell Examples: 秘诀 (trick), 诀窍 (know-how) 觖 Pron: jué, guì, kuì Main radical: 角 Frequency: 7451 Meaning: to dissatisfied, to criticize, to long for 鴃 Pron: jué Main radical: 鳥 Frequency: 7791 Meaning: butcherbird, shrike (a sort of bird) 鈌 Pron: jué Main radical: 釒 Frequency: rare Meaning: to pierce, to stab, to take

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February 23, 2008, 05:18 AM

Group 危 (wēi): Motivated by Lesson: E0785: 似曾相识 Taken from character: 诡 (guǐ) Taken from word: 诡异 (spooky) 诡 ( 詭 ) Pron: guǐ Main radical: 讠 Frequency: 2578 Meaning: sly, crafty, accuse, deceive Examples: 诡异 (spooky); 诡计 (deceit) 危 Pron: wēi Main radical: 厄 Frequency: 826 Meaning: danger, to endanger Examples: 危害 (to jeopardize, to harm, to endanger); 危机 (crisis); 危险 (danger); 安危 (safety); 危地马拉 (Guatemala) 垝 Pron: guǐ Main radical: 土 Frequency: rare Meaning: delapidated 跪 Pron: guì Main radical: 足 Frequency: 2128 Meaning: kneel Examples: 跪下(kneel), 跪拜 ( worship on bended knees) 佹 Pron: guǐ Main radical: 亻 Frequency: rare Meaning: depend upon; support; almost succeed, crafty, suddenly 姽 Pron: guǐ Main radical: 女 Frequency: rare Meaning: quiet and nice

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February 23, 2008, 06:14 AM

Group 若 (ruò) Motivated by Lesson: F0792 马丁· 路德 · 金 Taken from character: 匿 Taken from word: 匿迹 (go into hiding) 匿 Pron: nì Main radical: 匚 Frequency: 2804 Meaning: to hide Examples: 匿迹 (go into hiding), 藏匿 (conceil, hide, harbor) 若 Pron: ruò, ré, rě, rè Main radical: 艹 Frequency: 651 Meaning: if, supposing, assuming; similar Examples: 若是 (if), 假若 (if, supposing, in case) 暱 Pron: nì Main radical: 日 Frequency: rare Meaning: familiar, intimate, close, to approach 惹 Pron: rě Main radical: 心 Frequency: 2272 Meaning: to irritate, to vex, to offend, to incite Examples: 惹起 (provoke, stir up, incite, arouse attention) 喏 Pron: rě, nuò Main radical: 口 Frequency: 4174 Meaning: to salute, make one's curtsy 蹃 Pron: nuò Main radical: 足 Frequency: 969 Meaning: trample 诺 ( 諾 ) Pron: nuò Main radical: 诺 Frequency: Meaning: to promise, to assent, to approve Examples: 诺贝尔 (Nobel price), 允诺 (to promise, to consen to do sth.t) 锘 ( 鍩 ) Pron: nuò, tiǎn Main radical: 钅 Frequency: 6147 Meaning: no, nobelium (chem.) 逽 Pron: nuò Main radical: 辶 Frequency: rare Meaning: walk

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February 23, 2008, 06:16 AM

Group 亦 (yì) Motivated by Lesson: F0792 马丁· 路德 · 金 Taken from character: 迹 Taken from word: 匿迹 (go into hiding) 迹 ( 跡, 蹟 ) Pron: jī, jì Main radical: 辶 Frequency: 1098 Meaning: footprint, mark, trace, vestige, sign, indication Examples: 古迹 (historical sites), 神迹 (miracle), 手迹 (someones original handwriting or painting), 遗迹 (trace, vestige, remain), 踪迹 (track, footprint), 迳迹 (track), 匿迹 (go into hiding) 亦 Pron: yì Main radical: 亠 Frequency: 886 Meaning: also, too, likewise Examples: 亦即 (namely, that is) 奕 Pron: yì Main radical: 大 Frequency: 1847 Meaning: in sequence, orderly, abundant, graceful 弈 Pron: yì Main radical: 廾 Frequency: 4421 Meaning: Chinese chess game 湙 Pron: yì Main radical: 氵 Frequency: rare Meaning: flowing like water 帟 Pron: yì Main radical: 巾 Frequency: rare Meaning: tent, canopy

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February 23, 2008, 06:18 AM

Group 人 over 彡 (zhěn) Motivated by Lesson: D0794 To Love or Be Loved Taken from character: 珍 Taken from word: 珍贵 (precious) 珍Pron: zhēnMain radical: 王Frequency: 1314Meaning: precious, valuable, rareExamples: 珍珠 (pearl), 珍惜 (cherish, value), 珍爱 (cherish), 珍藏 (collection, collect), 珍贵 (precious) (人 over 彡)Pron: zhěnMain radical: 彡Frequency: rareMeaning: dense hair 疹Pron: zhěn, chènMain radical: 疒Frequency: 3215Meaning: measles; rash; feverExamples: 疹子 (rash), 痲疹 (measles) 诊 ( 診 )Pron: zhěnMain radical: 讠Frequency: 5430Meaning: examine or treat medicallyExamples: 诊断 (diagnosis), 诊断 (clinic), 诊治 (to diagnose and treat) 轸 ( 軫 )Pron: zhěnMain radical: 车Frequency: rareMeaning: strongly (as of emotion), cross board at rear of carriage 胗Pron: zhēn, zhěn, zhūnMain radical: 月Frequency: 5498Meaning: pustules of any kind, a rash or eruption.measles, various kinds of fever, gizzard 畛Pron: zhěnMain radical: 田Frequency: 5466Meaning: border, boundary, field-path 聄Pron: zhěnMain radical: 耳Frequency: rareMeaning: (old for: border, boundary, field-path) 眕Pron: zhěnMain radical: 目Frequency: 9212Meaning: restraint, to restrain anger 袗Pron: zhěn, zhēnMain radical: 衤Frequency: 8386Meaning: unlined garments; hem of garment 紾Pron: zhěn, tiǎnMain radical: 糹Frequency: 9088Meaning: crooked, obstinate 鉁Pron: zhēnMain radical: 釒Frequency: 6285Meaning: old for precious, valuable 沴Pron: lìMain radical: 氵Frequency: rareMeaning: foul and poisonous in confusion; out of harmony, miasma 昣Pron: zhěnMain radical: 日Frequency: rareMeaning: bright 抮Pron: zhěnMain radical: 扌Frequency: rareMeaning: to turn

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February 23, 2008, 06:20 AM

Group 人 over 彡 (zhěn) Motivated by Lesson: D0794 To Love or Be Loved Taken from character: 珍 Taken from word: 珍贵 (precious) 珍 Pron: zhēn Main radical: 王 Frequency: 1314 Meaning: precious, valuable, rare Examples: 珍珠 (pearl), 珍惜 (cherish, value), 珍爱 (cherish), 珍藏 (collection, collect), 珍贵 (precious) (人 over 彡) Pron: zhěn Main radical: 彡 Frequency: rare Meaning: dense hair 疹 Pron: zhěn, chèn Main radical: 疒 Frequency: 3215 Meaning: measles; rash; fever Examples: 疹子 (rash), 痲疹 (measles) 诊 ( 診 ) Pron: zhěn Main radical: 讠 Frequency: 5430 Meaning: examine or treat medically Examples: 诊断 (diagnosis), 诊断 (clinic), 诊治 (to diagnose and treat) 轸 ( 軫 ) Pron: zhěn Main radical: 车 Frequency: rare Meaning: strongly (as of emotion), cross board at rear of carriage 胗 Pron: zhēn, zhěn, zhūn Main radical: 月 Frequency: 5498 Meaning: pustules of any kind, a rash or eruption.measles, various kinds of fever, gizzard 畛 Pron: zhěn Main radical: 田 Frequency: 5466 Meaning: border, boundary, field-path 聄 Pron: zhěn Main radical: 耳 Frequency: rare Meaning: (old for: border, boundary, field-path) 眕 Pron: zhěn Main radical: 目 Frequency: 9212 Meaning: restraint, to restrain anger 袗 Pron: zhěn, zhēn Main radical: 衤 Frequency: 8386 Meaning: unlined garments; hem of garment 紾 Pron: zhěn, tiǎn Main radical: 糹 Frequency: 9088 Meaning: crooked, obstinate 鉁 Pron: zhēn Main radical: 釒 Frequency: 6285 Meaning: old for precious, valuable 沴 Pron: lì Main radical: 氵 Frequency: rare Meaning: foul and poisonous in confusion; out of harmony, miasma 昣 Pron: zhěn Main radical: 日 Frequency: rare Meaning: bright 抮 Pron: zhěn Main radical: 扌 Frequency: rare Meaning: to turn

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February 23, 2008, 06:24 AM

Subgroup 参 (參) (cān) Extension to Group: 人 over 彡 (zhěn) 参 ( 參 ) Pron: cān, cēn, sān, sǎn,shēn Main radical: 厶 Frequency: 507 Meaning: to take part in, to participate, to join, to attend, unequal, varied, irregular Examples: 参加 (participate), 参军 (join the military), 海参 (hai3 shen1 - sea cocumber) 惨 ( 慘 ) Pron: cǎn Main radical: 忄 Frequency: 1530 Meaning: sad, pitiful, wretched; cruel Examples: 悲惨 (miserable, tragic), 惨剧 (tragedy, calmity), 惨遭 (suffer), 凄惨 (miserable) 掺 ( 摻 ) Pron: chān, càn, shǎn, xiān Main radical: 扌 Frequency: 3308 Meaning: to mix (chān), to grasp (shǎn), delicacy of a woman's hand (xiān) 黪 ( 黲 ) Pron: cǎn Main radical: 黑 Frequency: 7323 Meaning: grey black 骖 ( 驂 ) Pron: cān Main radical: 马 Frequency: 6338 Meaning: outside horses of a team of 4

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February 23, 2008, 06:54 AM

Group 虍 (hū) Motivated by Lesson: C0794 To Love or Be Loved Taken from character: 虐 Taken from word: 自虐狂 (masochist) 虐 Pron: nüè Main radical: 虍 Frequency: 2665 Meaning: oppressive, tyrannical 虍 Pron: hū Main radical: 虍 Frequency: rare Meaning: old for tiger 疟 ( 瘧 ) Pron: nüè, yào Main radical: 疒 Frequency: 4153 Meaning: malaria Examples: 疟疾 (malaria) 谑 ( 謔 ) Pron: nüè, xuè Main radical: 讠 Frequency: 3668 Meaning: jeer, banter, tease 噱 Pron: jué, xué Main radical: 口 Frequency: 5124 Meaning: loud laughter, to laugh heartily, to laugh aloud 鰬 Pron: qián Main radical: 魚 Frequency: 9678 Meaning: (big fish) 虗 Pron: xū Main radical: 虍 Frequency: 8273 Meaning: (old) empty, wide 雐 Pron: hū Main radical: 隹 Frequency: rare Meaning: old literary word for a sort of bird

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February 23, 2008, 06:57 AM

Subgroup 虎 (hǔ) Extension to Group: 虍 (hū) 虎 Pron: hǔ, hù Main radical: 虍 Frequency: 1083 Meaning: tiger, brave, fierce Examples: 老虎 (tiger), 马虎 (careless), 马马虎虎 (so-so), 老虎机 (one-arm bandit) 萀 Pron: hǔ Main radical: 艹 Frequency: rare Meaning: (old for some sort of grass and for some sort of bean) 俿 Pron: hǔ, jiàn Main radical: 亻 Frequency: rare Meaning: wheel 淲 Pron: piáo, biāo Main radical: 氵 Frequency: rare Meaning: (old for bank of a river) 鯱 Pron: xìɑ, qī, hō, kō Main radical: 魚 Frequency: rare Meaning: mythical dolphin-like fish 箎 Pron: chí Main radical: 竹 Frequency: rare Meaning: (old for a certain ancient wooden flute with 8 holes) 虝 Pron: hǔ Main radical: 虍 Frequency: 9515 Meaning: (old) tiger 虏 ( 虜 ) Pron: lǔ Main radical: 虍 Frequency: 2475 Meaning: to capture, to imprison, to seize; a prison Examples: 俘虏 (captive), 虏获 (capture people) 錿 Pron: hǔ Main radical: 釒 Frequency: rare Meaning: (?) 琥 Pron: hǔ Main radical: 琥 Frequency: 4456 Meaning: amber (sic!) Examples: 琥珀 (amber) 唬 Pron: hǔ, xià, xiāo Main radical: 口 Frequency: 3161 Meaning: to intimidate; to scare, tiger's roar

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February 23, 2008, 06:59 AM

Subgroup 虏 / 虜 (lǔ) Extension to Group: 虍 (hū) 虏 ( 虜 ) Pron: lǔ Main radical: 虍 Frequency: 2475 Meaning: to capture, to imprison, to seize; a prison Examples: 俘虏 (captive), 虏获 (capture people) 錿 Pron: hǔ Main radical: 釒 Frequency: rare Meaning: (?) 琥 Pron: hǔ Main radical: 琥 Frequency: 4456 Meaning: amber (sic!) Examples: 琥珀 (amber) 唬 Pron: hǔ, xià, xiāo Main radical: 口 Frequency: 3161 Meaning: to intimidate; to scare, tiger's roar 掳 ( 擄 ) Pron: lǔ Main radical: 扌 Frequency: 3468 Meaning: to take captive, to seize 鐪 Pron: lǔ Main radical: 金 Frequency: rare Meaning: handle of a knife

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February 23, 2008, 06:12 AM

Group 犮 (bá) Motivated by Lesson: F0792 马丁· 路德 · 金 Taken from character: 拔 Taken from word: 不克自拔 (cannot free oneself) 拔 Pron: bá, bèi Main radical: 扌 Frequency: 1502 Meaning: pull up, pull out, select, promote, lift, capture Examples: 拔除 (pull out, remove), 拔根 (uproot), 海拔 (height above sea-level), 提拔 (promote), 选拔 (select the best) 犮 Pron: bá,quǎn Main radical: 犬 Frequency: rare Meaning: (old) to pull up 菝 Pron: bá, bì Main radical: 艹 Frequency: 6493 Meaning: smilax china (some kind of plant, obviously) Examples: 菝葜 (smilax) 鲅 Pron: bà, bō Main radical: 鱼 Frequency: 5451 Meaning: gobioid (fish name) 跋 Pron: bá, bèi Main radical: 足 Frequency: 2917 Meaning: travel, walk, cross mountins, postscript Examples: 题跋 (short comments, prefix and postscript), 序跋 (prefix and postscript), 跋涉 (trek) 茇 Pron: bá, bèi Main radical: 艹 Frequency: 6688 Meaning: grass, thatch, betel 魃 Pron: bá Main radical: 鬼 Frequency: 5262 Meaning: drought demon 坺 Pron: bá, bō, fá Main radical: 土 Frequency: rare Meaning: (cant) classifier for soft masses 胈 Pron: bá Main radical: 月 Frequency: rare Meaning: muscle flesh, white meat 炦 Pron: bá Main radical: 火 Frequency: rare Meaning: fire energy 軷 Pron: bá Main radical: 車 Frequency: 8761 Meaning: sacrifice