• 1964th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mián (mian2)generic term for cotton or kapok • cotton • padded or quilted with cotton

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mián (mian2)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

棉衣 
棉袄 (棉襖)

Uncommon

棉布 
棉球 
棉花 
棉花糖 
棉被 
棉裤 (棉褲)

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  • 154th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 46 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bèi (bei4)quilt • by • (indicates passive-voice clauses) • (literary) to cover • to meet with

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

被子 
被窝 (被窩)

Uncommon

棉被 
被动 (被動)
被告 
被告人 
被迫 

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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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