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. 为 is the 18th most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 130 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (power/force), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wei2 - as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to become/to be/to do/by (in the passive voice)
  2. wei4 - because of/for/to
  3. wei2 - variant of 為|为[wei2]/as (i.e. in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to become/to be/to do
  4. wei4 - variant of 為|为[wei4], because of/for/to

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

以为 (以為)
因为 (因為)
成为 (成為)
 ()
为了 (為了)
为什么 (為什麼)

Medium Frequency

不为人知 (不為人知)
作为 (作為)
改为 (改為)
最为 (最為)
为主 (為主)
为何 (為何)
为止 (為止)
无能为力 (無能為力)
称为 (稱為)
行为 (行為)
认为 (認為)
身为 (身為)

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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.