1. 便
  2. 宜

便

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  1. 便 is the 271st most frequent character.
  2. 便 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 便 appears as a character in 54 words.
  4. 便 appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
便 => 亻, 更
Radical :
便 => 亻 (human), 一 (one), 日 (sun/day), 丨 (line), 乂 (N/A)
Graphical :
便 => ㇒, 丨, 一, 口, 一, 丨, 乂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bian4 - ordinary/plain/convenient/as convenient/when the chance arises/handy/easy/informal/simple/so/thus/to relieve oneself/to urinate/to defecate/equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then/in that case/even if/soon afterwards
  2. pian2 - advantageous/cheap

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

便 
方便 
随便 (隨便)

Medium Frequency

不便 
以便 
便便 
便利 
便宜 
便捷 
便当 (便當)
便秘 
即便 
大便 
小便 
方便面 (方便麵)
顺便 (順便)

Appears In:

便 also appears in:
鞭缏箯緶

宜

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  1. 宜 is the 1288th most frequent character.
  2. 宜 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 宜 appears as a character in 53 words.
  4. 宜 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
宜 => 宀, 且
Radical :
宜 => 宀 (roof), 月 (moon), 一 (one)
Graphical :
宜 => 冖, 丶, 冂, 二, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yi2 - surname Yi
  2. yi2 - proper/should/suitable/appropriate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 宜 (yi2): The component 月 is pronounced as 'yue4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 宜 (yi2): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

便宜 
宜 
宜家 

Medium Frequency

事宜 
宜人 
宜昌 
宜兴 (宜興)
宜宾 (宜賓)
相宜 
适宜 (適宜)

Appears In:

宜 also appears in:
谊
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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