1. 偏
  2. 向

偏

Previous (裁)Next (符)
  • 1202nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 48 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
偏→
亻扁
2Radical
偏→
亻human户door/house冂upside down box艹grass
3Graphical
偏→
㇒丨丨匚丶冂艹

Pinyin & Meaning

1. piān (pian1)to lean • to slant • oblique • prejudiced • to deviate from average • to stray from the intended line • stubbornly • contrary to expectations • left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 偏 piān (pian1)The component 扁 is pronounced as 'biǎn' (bian3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 偏 piān (pian1)The component 扁 is pronounced as 'piān' (pian1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

偏 
偏偏 

Medium Frequency

偏僻 
偏向 
偏执 (偏執)
偏执狂 (偏執狂)
偏好 
偏差 
偏心 
偏爱 (偏愛)
偏方 
偏激 
偏袒 
偏见 (偏見)
偏远 (偏遠)
偏重 
偏离 (偏離)
偏头痛 (偏頭痛)
偏食 
偏高 
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向

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Previous (战)Next (头)
  • 146th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 70 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
向→
宀口
2Radical
向→
宀roof口mouth
3Graphical
向→
冖丶口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàng (Xiang4)surname Xiang
2. xiàng (xiang4)towards • to face • to turn towards • direction • to support • to side with • shortly before • formerly • always • all along

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

向 also appears in:
响晌饷垧餉

Example Words

High Frequency

向 
方向 

Medium Frequency

一向 
倾向 (傾向)
内向 (內向)
向上 
向下 
向来 (向來)
向前 
向右 
向日葵 
向往 (嚮往)
走向 
转向 (轉向)
面向 (面嚮)
风向 (風向)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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