1. 惜
  2. 別

惜

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  • 1510th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 17 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
惜→
忄昔
2Radical
惜→
忄heart艹grass一one日sun/day
3Graphical
惜→
丨八艹一口一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xī (xi1)pity • regret • to rue • to begrudge • Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 惜 xī (xi1)The component 昔 is pronounced as 'xī' (xi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 惜 xī (xi1)The component 忄 is pronounced as 'xīn' (xin1). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 惜 xī (xi1)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for 惜 xī (xi1)The component 日 is pronounced as 'rì' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

可惜 
珍惜 

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別

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  • 222nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 147 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
別→
No glyph available刂
2Radical
別→
口mouth丿bend㇆N/A刂knife
3Graphical
別→
口丿㇆亅丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bié (Bie2)surname Bie
2. bié (bie2)to leave • to depart • to separate • to distinguish • to classify • other • another • do not • must not • to pin
3. biè (bie4)to make sb change their ways, opinions etc

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 別 bié (bie2)The component 丿 is pronounced as 'piě' (pie3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 別 biè (bie4)The component 丿 is pronounced as 'piě' (pie3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

别人 (別人)
特别 (特別)

Uncommon

个别 (個別)
分别 (分別)
别墅 (別墅)
别有 (別有)
别的 (別的)
别致 (別緻)
别处 (別處)
别离 (別離)
区别 (區別)
告别 (告別)
差别 (差別)
性别 (性別)
惜别 (惜別)
有别 (有別)
级别 (級別)
识别 (識別)
道别 (道別)
离别 (離別)

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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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