1. 比
  2. 方

比

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  • 199th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 244 words
  • Component in 62 characters

Decomposition

1Once
比→
匕
2Radical
比→
比compare/compete
3Graphical
比→
比

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bǐ (Bi3)Belgium • Belgian • abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
2. bǐ (bi3)(particle used for comparison and "-er than") • to compare • to contrast • to gesture (with hands) • ratio
3. bì (bi4)to associate with • to be near

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 比 bǐ (bi3)The component 比 is pronounced as 'bǐ' (bi3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 比 bǐ (bi3)The component 比 is pronounced as 'bì' (bi4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 比 bì (bi4)The component 比 is pronounced as 'bǐ' (bi3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for 比 bì (bi4)The component 比 is pronounced as 'bì' (bi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

比 also appears in:
比批毕混皆昆鹿棍屁谐毙陛庇毗楷揩偕琵琨馄锟锴砒跸毖吡纰枇哔鲲绲辊蚍彘妣醌秕階荜舭筚芘狴喈纔龤仳粊酁鹍镵蜌稭裩鑱緄蒈粃蜫諧輥窤

Example Words

Common

比如 
比赛 (比賽)
比较 (比較)
无比 (無比)
相比 

Uncommon

利比亚 (利比亞)
加勒比 
加勒比海 
反比 
哥伦比亚 (哥倫比亞)
寿比南山 (壽比南山)
好比 
对比 (對比)
性价比 (性價比)
攀比 
正比 
比亚迪 (比亞迪)
比例 
比价 (比價)
比分 
比利 
比利时 (比利時)
比划 (比劃)
比喻 
比基尼 
比对 (比對)
比拟 (比擬)
比方 
比特 
比翼 
比萨 (比薩)
比试 (比試)
比起 
比邻 (比鄰)
比重 
无与伦比 (無與倫比)
芭比 
莎士比亚 (莎士比亞)
评比 (評比)

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方

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  • 60th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.25% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 334 words
  • Component in 86 characters

Decomposition

1Once
方→
亠No glyph available
2Radical
方→
方square/raft
3Graphical
方→
一丶丿㇆

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fāng (Fang1)surname Fang
2. fāng (fang1)square • power or involution (mathematics) • upright • honest • fair and square • direction • side • party (to a contract, dispute etc) • place • method • prescription (medicine) • just when • only or just • classifier for square things • abbr. for square or cubic meter

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 方 fāng (fang1)The component 方 is pronounced as 'fāng' (fang1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

方 also appears in:
方放房防族施游激旅旁访仿旋旗芳缴邀妨膀於璇愣纺镑坊榜傍敷簇磅肪楞谤彷淤漩螃瘀旌滂舫檄旖鲂旎阏菸旃枋雱旆嗾耪镞蝣敫钫蒡膂旒旄徼竅塄邊鳑镟鷟趽邡遊蔟髣訪鍦眆葹鰟艕覈繳縼礉薂蔙箷

Example Words

Common

地方 
官方 
对方 (對方)
方便 
方向 
方式 
方法 
方面 
东方 (東方)

Uncommon

下方 
何方 
偏方 
全方位 
前方 
北方 
南方 
大方 
天各一方 
女方 
平方公里 
平方米 
方便面 (方便麵)
方向盘 (方向盤)
方圆 (方圓)
方块 (方塊)
方案 
方程式 
方糖 
方舟 
方言 
次方 
秘方 (祕方)
立方 
西方 
警方 
远方 (遠方)
配方 
双方 (雙方)
魔方 

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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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