• 286th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 446 words
  • Component in 120 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bái (Bai2)surname Bai
2. bái (bai2)white • snowy • pure • bright • empty • blank • plain • clear • to make clear • in vain • gratuitous • free of charge • reactionary • anti-communist • funeral • to stare coldly • to write wrong character • to state • to explain • vernacular • spoken lines in opera

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bái (bai2)The component is pronounced as 'bái' (bai2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

明白 
白天 
白羊座 
白色 
表白 

Uncommon

伊丽莎白 (伊麗莎白)
告白 
坦白 
大白天 
大白菜 
太白 
对白 (對白)
旁白 
李白 
清白 
洁白 (潔白)
独白 (獨白)
发白 (發白)
白人 
白吃 
白嫩 
白宫 (白宮)
白搭 
白日 
白日梦 (白日夢)
白昼 (白晝)
白果 
白求恩 
白净 (白淨)
白痴 
白白 
白皙 
白眼 
白粉 
白糖 
白花花 
白茫茫 
白菜 
白血病 
白话 (白話)
白费 (白費)
白酒 
白醋 
白金 
白银 (白銀)
白开水 (白開水)
白雪 
白雪皑皑 (白雪皚皚)
白云 (白雲)
白云区 (白雲區)
白领 (白領)
白头 (白頭)
白头偕老 (白頭偕老)
白头到老 (白頭到老)
白饭 (白飯)
白马王子 (白馬王子)
白发 (白髮)
白鲸 (白鯨)
直白 
空白 
纯白 (純白)
美白 
苍白 (蒼白)
苍白无力 (蒼白無力)
蛋白 
蛋白质 (蛋白質)
长白山 (長白山)
雪白 
黑白 

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  • 74th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 83 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. miàn (mian4)flour • noodles

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for miàn (mian4)The component is pronounced as 'miàn' (mian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for miàn (mian4)The component is pronounced as 'mài' (mai4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for miàn (mian4)The component is pronounced as 'miàn' (mian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

拉面 (拉麵)
方便面 (方便麵)
泡面 (泡麵)
面包 (麵包)
面条 (麵條)
面粉 (麵粉)

Uncommon

冷面 (冷麵)
和面 (和麵)
寿面 (壽麵)
拌面 (拌麵)
挂面 (掛麵)
炒面 (炒麵)
炸酱面 (炸醬麵)
烤面包 (烤麵包)
牛肉面 (牛肉麵)
白面 (白麵)
面包车 (麵包車)
面板 (麵板)
面筋 (麵筋)
面糊 (麵糊)
面团 (麵糰)
面食 (麵食)

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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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