• 47th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 247 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (fa1)to send out • to show (one's feeling) • to issue • to develop • classifier for gunshots (rounds)
2. (fa4)hair • Taiwan pr. [fa3]

Pronunciation Clues

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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

出发 (出發)
恭喜发财 (恭喜發財)
 ()
发布 (發佈)
发展 (發展)
发布 (發布)
发现 (發現)
发生 (發生)
发表 (發表)
发起 (發起)
转发 (轉發)

Medium Frequency

启发 (啟發)
大润发 (大潤發)
引发 (引發)
打发 (打發)
批发 (批發)
散发 (散發)
沙发 (沙發)
激发 (激發)
爆发 (爆發)
发布会 (發佈會)
发作 (發作)
发光 (發光)
发冷 (發冷)
发出 (發出)
发动 (發動)
发动机 (發動機)
发呆 (發呆)
发售 (發售)
发布会 (發布會)
发帖 (發帖)
发怒 (發怒)
发愁 (發愁)
发抖 (發抖)
发掘 (發掘)
发挥 (發揮)
发放 (發放)
发明 (發明)
发条 (發條)
发泄 (發洩)
发火 (發火)
发炎 (發炎)
发热 (發熱)
发烧 (發燒)
发疯 (發瘋)
发票 (發票)
发红 (發紅)
发给 (發給)
发声 (發聲)
发育 (發育)
发胖 (發胖)
发脾气 (發脾氣)
发自 (發自)
发行 (發行)
发觉 (發覺)
发言 (發言)
发言人 (發言人)
发誓 (發誓)
发财 (發財)
发货 (發貨)
发送 (發送)
发达 (發達)
发酵 (發酵)
发霉 (發霉)
发音 (發音)
发飙 (發飆)
研发 (研發)
突发 (突發)
补发 (補發)
越发 (越發)
开发 (開發)
开发商 (開發商)
颁发 (頒發)
首发 (首發)
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  • 350th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 60 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gǎi (gai3)to change • to alter • to transform • to correct

Pronunciation Clues

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Example Words

High Frequency

 
改为 (改為)
改变 (改變)

Medium Frequency

修改 
改名 
改善 
改天 
改成 
改掉 
改正 
改版 
改编 (改編)
改装 (改裝)
改造 
改进 (改進)
改革 
更改 
发改委 (發改委)
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  • 457th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 42 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wěi (Wei3)surname Wei
2. wēi (wei1)same as 逶 in 逶迤 winding, curved
3. wěi (wei3)to entrust • to cast aside • to shift (blame etc) • to accumulate • roundabout • winding • dejected • listless • committee member • council • end • actually • certainly

Pronunciation Clues

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Appears In

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Example Words

High Frequency

委屈 

Medium Frequency

中纪委 (中紀委)
 
委内瑞拉 (委內瑞拉)
委员 (委員)
委员会 (委員會)
委婉 
委曲 
委托 (委託)
居委会 (居委會)
市委 
常委 
常委会 (常委會)
政委 
村委会 (村委會)
发改委 (發改委)
省委 
立委 
纪委 (紀委)
评委 (評委)
部委 
党委 (黨委)
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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.