1. 微
  2. 臣

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.

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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臣

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Previous (混)Next (雅)
  • 1136th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 48 words
  • Component in 28 characters

Decomposition

1Once
臣→
匚No glyph available
2Radical
臣→
臣minister/official
3Graphical
臣→
一㇗丨匚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chén (Chen2)surname Chen
2. chén (chen2)state official or subject in dynastic China • "Your Servant", form of address used when speaking to a ruler • to submit oneself to the rule of or acknowledge allegiance to • to serve a ruler as his subject • Kangxi radical 168

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 臣 chén (chen2)The component 臣 is pronounced as 'chén' (chen2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

臣 also appears in:
藏臣卧宦臧腎臨臟臥緊鹽鑑監臓艦豎賢鰹藍鋻藖盬茞鍳菣蜸糮繿

Example Words

Common

功臣 
大臣 

Uncommon

俯首称臣 (俯首稱臣)
君臣 
奸臣 
家臣 
微臣 
朝臣 
臣子 
臣服 
臣民 
丰臣秀吉 (豐臣秀吉)
车臣 (車臣)

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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.