1. 为
  2. 什
  3. 么

为

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Meta:

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

Decomposition:

Once :
为 => 力, ⺀
Radical :
为 => 力 (power/force), ⺀ (dot)
Graphical :
为 => ㇆, 丿, ⺀

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 (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)

Appears In:

为 also appears in:
伪妫沩

什

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Meta:

  1. 什 is the 156th most frequent character.
  2. 什 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 什 appears as a character in 21 words.
  4. 什 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
什 => 亻, 十
Radical :
什 => 亻 (human), 十 (ten)
Graphical :
什 => ㇒, 丨, 一, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi2 - ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc)/assorted/miscellaneous
  2. shen2 - what

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 什 (shi2): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 什 (shen2): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 什 (shen2): The component 亻 is pronounced as 'ren2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

什么 (什麼)
为什么 (為什麼)

Medium Frequency

干什么 (幹甚麼)
没什么 (沒什麼)
什么样 (甚麼樣)

么

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Meta:

  1. 么 is the 63rd most frequent character.
  2. 么 has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. 么 appears as a character in 22 words.
  4. 么 appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
么 => 丿, 厶
Radical :
么 => 丿 (bend), 厶 (private)
Graphical :
么 => 丿, ㇛, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ma2 - exclamatory final particle
  2. ma5 - interrogative final particle
  3. me5 - suffix, used to form interrogative 甚麼|什么, what?, indefinite 這麼|这么 thus etc
  4. mo2 - tiny/insignificant

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

什么 (什麼)
怎么 (怎麼)
这么 (這麼)
那么 (那麼)

Medium Frequency

多么 (多麼)
怎么样 (怎麼樣)
为什么 (為什麼)

Appears In:

么 also appears in:
麽仫
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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