• 1374th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 55 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fèi (fei4)to abolish • to abandon • to abrogate • to discard • to depose • to oust • crippled • abandoned • waste

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for fèi (fei4)The component is pronounced as '' (fa1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for fèi (fei4)The component is pronounced as '' (fa4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

废物 (廢物)
废话 (廢話)
荒废 (荒廢)
颓废 (頹廢)

Uncommon

作废 (作廢)
半途而废 (半途而廢)
报废 (報廢)
废人 (廢人)
废品 (廢品)
废墟 (廢墟)
废寝忘食 (廢寢忘食)
废掉 (廢掉)
废弃 (廢棄)
废气 (廢氣)
废纸 (廢紙)
废旧 (廢舊)
废除 (廢除)
残废 (殘廢)

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  • 464th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 110 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chú (chu2)to get rid of • to remove • to exclude • to eliminate • to wipe out • to divide • except • not including

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chú (chu2)The component is pronounced as '' (yu2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for chú (chu2)The component is pronounced as '' (fu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

除了 
除夕 

Uncommon

删除 (刪除)
去除 
扫除 (掃除)
排除 
消除 
清除 
解除 
除去 
除外 
除非 

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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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