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  1. 衛 is the 668th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 56 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (go/do), (tanned leather)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , 丿, , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Wei4 - surname Wei/vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces
  2. wei4 - to guard/to protect/to defend/abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene/health/abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 衛 (wei4): The component 韋 is pronounced as 'wei2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

保卫 (保衛)
 ()
卫生 (衛生)
卫视 (衛視)

Medium Frequency

中卫 (中衛)
前卫 (前衛)
大卫 (大衛)
守卫 (守衛)
后卫 (後衛)
捍卫 (捍衛)
精卫 (精衛)
自卫 (自衛)
卫冕 (衛冕)
卫士 (衛士)
卫星 (衛星)
卫浴 (衛浴)
卫生巾 (衛生巾)
卫生纸 (衛生紙)
卫生部 (衛生部)
卫生间 (衛生間)
警卫 (警衛)
护卫 (護衛)
门卫 (門衛)
防卫 (防衛)

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Meta:

  1. 星 is the 537th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 128 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sun/day), (life)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xing1 - star/satellite/small amount

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

三星 
明星 
 
星座 
星期 

Medium Frequency

五星 
五星级 (五星級)
克星 (剋星)
寿星 (壽星)
外星人 
女星 
巨星 
新星 
星光 
星巴克 
星星 
星期一 
星期三 
星期二 
星期五 
星期六 
星期四 
星期天 
星期几 (星期幾)
星期日 
星球 
星空 
星级 (星級)
星辰 
星际 (星際)
木星 
歌星 
流星 
流星雨 
火星 
球星 
男星 
福星 
红星 (紅星)
繁星 
卫星 (衛星)
金星 
零星 

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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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