1. 北
  2. 魏

北

Previous (程)Next (边)
  • 315th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 312 words
  • Component in 15 characters

Decomposition

1Once
北→
匕
2Radical
北→
北N/A
3Graphical
北→
北

Pinyin & Meaning

1. běi (bei3)north • to be defeated (classical)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 北 běi (bei3)The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bǐ' (bi3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 北 běi (bei3)The component 北 is pronounced as 'běi' (bei3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

北 also appears in:
北背乘剩燕乖冀骥嵊褙邶酀醼讌驥

Example Words

Common

北京 

Uncommon

北京人 
北京市 
北区 (北區)
北国 (北國)
北大 
北平 
北爱 (北愛)
北斗 
北方 
北极 (北極)
北极熊 (北極熊)
北欧 (北歐)
北海 
北海道 
北美 
北部 
北门 (北門)
北非 
南北 
台北 
天南地北 
东北 (東北)
东北亚 (東北亞)
江北 
河北 
河北省 
湖北 
湖北省 
华北 (華北)
西北 
西北部 

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魏

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Previous (艰)Next (吾)
  • 1646th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 26 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
魏→
委鬼
2Radical
魏→
禾grain女woman鬼ghost/demon
3Graphical
魏→
㇒一丨八㇛一丿冂二丨丶乚㇛丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wèi (Wei4)surname Wei • name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States • Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms from the fall of the Han • the Wei dynasty 221-265 • Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods
2. wèi (wei4)tower over a palace gateway (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 魏 wèi (wei4)The component 委 is pronounced as 'wēi' (wei1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 魏 wèi (wei4)The component 委 is pronounced as 'wěi' (wei3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

魏 also appears in:
巍

Example Words

Common

魏国 (魏國)

Uncommon

北魏 
围魏救赵 (圍魏救趙)
魏晋 (魏晉)

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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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