• 1164th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠁼

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bēi (bei1)sad • sadness • sorrow • grief

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bēi (bei1)The component is pronounced as 'fēi' (fei1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

悲伤 (悲傷)
悲剧 (悲劇)
悲哀 

Uncommon

伤悲 (傷悲)
可悲 
悲壮 (悲壯)
悲惨 (悲慘)
悲愤 (悲憤)
悲欢离合 (悲歡離合)
悲凉 (悲涼)
悲痛 
悲观 (悲觀)
慈悲 

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  • 1678th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 47 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. míng (ming2)to cry (of birds)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

一鸣惊人 (一鳴驚人)
共鸣 (共鳴)
耳鸣 (耳鳴)

Uncommon

哀鸣 (哀鳴)
奏鸣曲 (奏鳴曲)
悲鸣 (悲鳴)
百家争鸣 (百家爭鳴)
自鸣得意 (自鳴得意)
蝉鸣 (蟬鳴)
轰鸣 (轟鳴)
雷鸣 (雷鳴)
鸟鸣 (鳥鳴)
鸣笛 (鳴笛)
鸣谢 (鳴謝)

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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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