1. 為
  2. 了

為

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Meta:

  1. 為 is the 18th most frequent character.
  2. 為 has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. 為 appears as a character in 130 words.
  4. 為 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
為 => No glyph available, 灬
Radical :
為 => 丿 (bend), 丶 (dot), No glyph available, 灬 (fire)
Graphical :
為 => 丿, 丶, ㇆, 灬

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wei2 - as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to become/to be/to do/by (in the passive voice)
  2. wei4 - because of/for/to
  3. wei2 - variant of 為|为[wei2]/as (i.e. in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to become/to be/to do
  4. wei4 - variant of 為|为[wei4], because of/for/to

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

以为 (以為)
因为 (因為)
成为 (成為)
为 (為)
为了 (為了)
为什么 (為什麼)

Medium Frequency

不为人知 (不為人知)
作为 (作為)
改为 (改為)
最为 (最為)
为主 (為主)
为何 (為何)
为止 (為止)
无能为力 (無能為力)
称为 (稱為)
行为 (行為)
认为 (認為)
身为 (身為)

了

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Meta:

  1. 了 is the 5th most frequent character.
  2. 了 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 了 appears as a character in 37 words.
  4. 了 appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
了 => ㇇, 亅
Radical :
了 => ㇇ (N/A), 亅 (hook)
Graphical :
了 => ㇇, 亅

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. le5 - (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)
  2. liao3 - to finish/to achieve/to understand
  3. liao3 - (of eyes) bright/clear-sighted/to understand clearly

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

了 

Medium Frequency

为了 (為了)

Appears In:

了 also appears in:
子疗辽亨钌孓
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.