• 188th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 133 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiān (xian1)early • prior • former • in advance • first

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

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Example Words

Common

先生 
首先 

Uncommon

事先 
优先 (優先)
先前 
先天 
先后 (先後)
先机 (先機)
先知 
先行 
先进 (先進)
先锋 (先鋒)
原先 
抢先 (搶先)
率先 
祖先 
预先 (預先)
领先 (領先)

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  • 2563rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 13 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (du3)to observe • to see

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (du3)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

惨不忍睹 (慘不忍睹)
目睹 

Uncommon

先睹为快 (先睹為快)
熟视无睹 (熟視無睹)

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  • 18th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 234 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
丿benddotNo glyph availablefire
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wéi (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. wèi (wei4)because of • for • to
3. wéi (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. wèi (wei4)variant of 為|为[wei4], because of • for • to

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

以为 (以為)
因为 (因為)
成为 (成為)
为了 (為了)
为什么 (為什麼)
认为 (認為)

Uncommon

不为人知 (不為人知)
人为 (人為)
作为 (作為)
做为 (做為)
分为 (分為)
改为 (改為)
更为 (更為)
最为 (最為)
极为 (極為)
为主 (為主)
为何 (為何)
为止 (為止)
为难 (為難)
无能为力 (無能為力)
称为 (稱為)
华为 (華為)
行为 (行為)
视为 (視為)
誉为 (譽為)
身为 (身為)
较为 (較為)

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  • 366th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 104 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
heartNo glyph availablelinehuman
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kuài (kuai4)rapid • quick • speed • rate • soon • almost • to make haste • clever • sharp (of knives or wits) • forthright • plain-spoken • gratified • pleased • pleasant

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for kuài (kuai4)The component is pronounced as 'guài' (guai4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

快乐 (快樂)

Uncommon

尽快 (儘快)
加快 
快快乐乐 (快快樂樂)
快捷 
快要 
快速 
快递 (快遞)
快点 (快點)
愉快 
痛快 
赶快 (趕快)

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