• 137th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 58 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wèn (wen4)to ask

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for wèn (wen4)The component is pronounced as 'mén' (men2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

 ()
问候 (問候)
问题 (問題)

Medium Frequency

问卷 (問卷)
问好 (問好)
问心无愧 (問心無愧)
问答 (問答)
问道 (問道)
问鼎 (問鼎)
学问 (學問)
慰问 (慰問)
提问 (提問)
疑问 (疑問)
访问 (訪問)
询问 (詢問)
请问 (請問)
追问 (追問)
顾问 (顧問)
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  • 341st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 36 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph availableNo glyph available
2Radical
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3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hòu (hou4)to wait • to inquire after • to watch • season • climate • (old) period of five days

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

时候 (時候)

Medium Frequency

伺候 
问候 (問候)
守候 
小时候 (小時候)
有时候 (有時候)
有的时候 (有的時候)
等候 
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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.