1. 杯

杯

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  1. 杯 is the 1394th most frequent character.
  2. 杯 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 杯 appears as a character in 30 words.
  4. 杯 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
杯 => 木, 不
Radical :
杯 => 木 (tree), 一 (one), 丿 (bend), 卜 (divination)
Graphical :
杯 => 一, 丨, 八, 一, 丿, 丨, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bei1 - cup/classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 杯 (bei1): The component 不 is pronounced as 'bu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 杯 (bei1): The component 卜 is pronounced as 'bu3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 杯 (bei1): The component 卜 is pronounced as 'bo5'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

杯 

Medium Frequency

干杯 (乾杯)
杯子 
纸杯 (紙杯)
酒杯 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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