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  1. 為 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 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> 丿 (bend), (dot), No glyph available, (fire)
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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Meta:

  1. 何 is the 229th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 37 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (one), (hook), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. He2 - surname He
  2. he2 - what/how/why/which/carry

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 何 (he2): The component 可 is pronounced as 'ke3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 何 (he2): The component 可 is pronounced as 'ke4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

任何 
如何 

Medium Frequency

 
何以 
何尝 (何嘗)
何必 
何方 
何时 (何時)
何况 (何況)
何等 
何苦 
何处 (何處)
奈何 
为何 (為何)
无可奈何 (無可奈何)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.