1. 微
  2. 粒

微

Previous (哪)Next (尼)
  • 652nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 143 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
微→
彳No glyph available
2Radical
微→
彳step山mountain⺙knock一one几table
3Graphical
微→
㇒丨丨凵丿一乂一丿㇠

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wēi (Wei1)surname Wei • ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing • Taiwan pr. [wei2]
2. wēi (wei1)tiny • miniature • profound • abtruse • to decline • one millionth part of • micro- • Taiwan pr. [wei2]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

微 also appears in:
薇矀

Example Words

Common

微博 
微博客 
微笑 

Uncommon

卑微 
微不足道 
微妙 
微小 
微微 
微服 
微波 
微波炉 (微波爐)
微薄 
微软 (微軟)
微风 (微風)
稍微 
轻微 (輕微)

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粒

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Previous (冠)Next (遥)
  • 1712th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 45 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
粒→
米立
2Radical
粒→
米rice立stand erect
3Graphical
粒→
一丨八丷一丶丷一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lì (li4)grain • granule • classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 粒 lì (li4)The component 立 is pronounced as 'lì' (li4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 粒 lì (li4)The component 米 is pronounced as 'mǐ' (mi3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

米粒 
粒子 
颗粒 (顆粒)

Uncommon

微粒 
沙粒 
谷粒 (穀粒)
细粒 (細粒)

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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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