1. 变
  2. 为

变

Previous (女)Next (四)
  • 225th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 118 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
变→
亦又
2Radical
变→
亠lid丨line亅hook八eight/divide又right hand
3Graphical
变→
一丶丨亅八㇇㇏

Pinyin & Meaning

1. biàn (bian4)to change • to become different • to transform • to vary • rebellion

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 变 biàn (bian4)The component 八 is pronounced as 'bā' (ba1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

多变 (多變)
改变 (改變)
变 (變)
变化 (變化)
变得 (變得)
变态 (變態)
变成 (變成)

Medium Frequency

一成不变 (一成不變)
事变 (事變)
善变 (善變)
应变 (應變)
会变 (會變)
演变 (演變)
突变 (突變)
蜕变 (蛻變)
变动 (變動)
变坏 (變壞)
变天 (變天)
变幻 (變幻)
变形 (變形)
变心 (變心)
变性 (變性)
变换 (變換)
变数 (變數)
变暖 (變暖)
变更 (變更)
变样 (變樣)
变为 (變為)
变异 (變異)
变相 (變相)
变硬 (變硬)
变脸 (變臉)
变色 (變色)
变质 (變質)
变迁 (變遷)
变革 (變革)
变黑 (變黑)
转变 (轉變)
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为

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Previous (大)Next (和)
  • 18th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.54% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 130 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
为→
力⺀
2Radical
为→
力power/force⺀dot
3Graphical
为→
㇆丿⺀

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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Appears In

为 also appears in:
伪妫沩

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)
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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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