• 1259th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 86 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. pái (pai2)mahjong tile • playing card • game pieces • signboard • plate • tablet • medal • CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for pái (pai2)The component is pronounced as 'piàn' (pian4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for pái (pai2)The component is pronounced as 'piān' (pian1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

品牌 
打牌 

Uncommon

名牌 
大牌 
广告牌 (廣告牌)
招牌 
扑克牌 (撲克牌)
洗牌 
牌坊 
牌子 
牌局 
牌照 
王牌 
玩牌 
登机牌 (登機牌)
盾牌 
车牌 (車牌)
金牌 
银牌 (銀牌)
铜牌 (銅牌)

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  • 2537th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 25 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fāng (Fang1)surname Fang
2. fāng (fang1)lane (usually as part of a street name) • memorial archway
3. fáng (fang2)workshop • mill

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for fāng (fang1)The component is pronounced as 'fāng' (fang1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for fáng (fang2)The component is pronounced as 'fāng' (fang1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

磨坊 

Uncommon

作坊 
廊坊 
潍坊 (濰坊)
牌坊 
街坊 

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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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