1. 围
  2. 魏
  3. 救
  4. 赵

围

Previous (米)Next (江)
  • 576th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 59 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
围→
囗韦
2Radical
围→
囗enclosure韦tanned leather
3Graphical
围→
冂一一二㇆丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wéi (Wei2)surname Wei
2. wéi (wei2)to encircle • to surround • all around • to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 围 wéi (wei2)The component 囗 is pronounced as 'wéi' (wei2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

围 also appears in:
涠

Example Words

Common

周围 (周圍)
围脖 (圍脖)
围观 (圍觀)

Uncommon

入围 (入圍)
包围 (包圍)
围巾 (圍巾)
围攻 (圍攻)
围绕 (圍繞)
氛围 (氛圍)
范围 (範圍)
胸围 (胸圍)
腰围 (腰圍)
臀围 (臀圍)

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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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救

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Previous (封)Next (贵)
  • 870th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 82 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
救→
求⺙
2Radical
救→
𠂇left hand丶dot氺water⺙knock
3Graphical
救→
𠂇丶亅丶㇀冫丿一乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiù (jiu4)to save • to assist • to rescue

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 救 jiù (jiu4)The component 求 is pronounced as 'qiú' (qiu2). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

拯救 
救命 

Uncommon

得救 
急救 
挽救 
搭救 
抢救 (搶救)
救助 
救援 
救治 
救济 (救濟)
救生艇 
救护车 (救護車)
救赎 (救贖)
求救 
无可救药 (無可救藥)
补救 (補救)
解救 

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赵

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  • 1167th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 30 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
赵→
走乂
2Radical
赵→
走run乂N/A
3Graphical
赵→
一丨一龰乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhào (Zhao4)surname Zhao • one of the seven states during the Warring States Period (476-220 BC) • the Former Zhao 前趙 (304-329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (319-350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
2. zhào (zhao4)to surpass (old)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

赵本山 (趙本山)
赵云 (趙雲)

Uncommon

赵薇 (趙薇)

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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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