1. 壁
  2. 壘
  3. 森
  4. 嚴

壁

Previous (署)Next (御)
  • 1378th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 74 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
壁→
辟土
2Radical
壁→
尸corpse口mouth辛bitter土earth
3Graphical
壁→
丨匚口一丶丷一一丨一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bì (bi4)wall • rampart

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 壁 bì (bi4)The component 辟 is pronounced as 'bì' (bi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 壁 bì (bi4)The component 辟 is pronounced as 'pì' (pi4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 壁 bì (bi4)The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

壁纸 (壁紙)
赤壁 
隔壁 

Uncommon

壁画 (壁畫)
壁虎 
戈壁 
墙壁 (牆壁)
面壁 

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壘

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  • 2412th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 26 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
壘→
畾土
2Radical
壘→
畾N/A土earth
3Graphical
壘→
畾一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lěi (lei3)rampart • base (in baseball)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 壘 lěi (lei3)The component 畾 is pronounced as 'léi' (lei2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

全垒打 (全壘打)
堡垒 (堡壘)
壁垒 (壁壘)

Uncommon

块垒 (塊壘)
壁垒森严 (壁壘森嚴)
垒球 (壘球)
对垒 (對壘)

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森

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  • 1027th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 79 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
森→
木
2Radical
森→
森N/A
3Graphical
森→
森

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sēn (sen1)forest

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 森 sēn (sen1)The component 森 is pronounced as 'sēn' (sen1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

森 also appears in:
森

Example Words

Common

森林 

Uncommon

弗格森 
森森 
卢森堡 (盧森堡)
阿森 
阴森 (陰森)
黑森林 

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嚴

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  • 545th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 76 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
嚴→
吅𠪚
2Radical
嚴→
吅N/A厂cliffNo glyph available耳ear⺙knock
3Graphical
嚴→
吅厂匚二丨二丿一乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yán (Yan2)surname Yan
2. yán (yan2)tight (closely sealed) • stern • strict • rigorous • severe • father

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 嚴 yán (yan2)The component 厂 is pronounced as 'hǎn' (han3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

嚴 also appears in:
讝麣

Example Words

Common

严寒 (嚴寒)
严肃 (嚴肅)
严重 (嚴重)
尊严 (尊嚴)

Uncommon

严冬 (嚴冬)
严厉 (嚴厲)
严严实实 (嚴嚴實實)
严实 (嚴實)
严峻 (嚴峻)
严惩 (嚴懲)
严查 (嚴查)
严格 (嚴格)
严禁 (嚴禁)
严谨 (嚴謹)
威严 (威嚴)
庄严 (莊嚴)

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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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