1. 比
  2. 邻

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:
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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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邻

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  • 1657th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
邻→
令阝
2Radical
邻→
人human丶dot龴N/A阝town
3Graphical
邻→
人丶龴丨㇌

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lín (lin2)neighbor • adjacent • close to

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 邻 lín (lin2)The component 令 is pronounced as 'líng' (ling2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 邻 lín (lin2)The component 令 is pronounced as 'lǐng' (ling3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 邻 lín (lin2)The component 令 is pronounced as 'lìng' (ling4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

邻家 (鄰家)
邻居 (鄰居)

Uncommon

比邻 (比鄰)
毗邻 (毗鄰)
相邻 (相鄰)
睦邻 (睦鄰)
紧邻 (緊鄰)
邻座 (鄰座)
邻近 (鄰近)
邻里 (鄰里)

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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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