• 1416th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 49 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fēi (Fei1)abbr. for the Philippines 菲律賓|菲律宾[Fei1 lu:4 bin1]
2. fēi (fei1)luxuriant (plant growth) • rich with fragrance • phenanthrene C14H10
3. fěi (fei3)poor • humble • unworthy • radish (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for fēi (fei1)The component is pronounced as 'fēi' (fei1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for fěi (fei3)The component is pronounced as 'fēi' (fei1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

王菲 
菲律宾 (菲律賓)

Uncommon

加菲猫 (加菲貓)
卡扎菲 
洛克菲勒 
菲力 
菲菲 
苏菲 (蘇菲)
达菲 (達菲)

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  • 526th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 68 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (lu:4)law

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

定律 
律师 (律師)
旋律 
法律 
规律 (規律)

Uncommon

一律 
七律 
千篇一律 
纪律 (紀律)
自律 
菲律宾 (菲律賓)

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  • 1532nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 74 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bīn (bin1)visitor • guest • object (in grammar)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bīn (bin1)The component is pronounced as 'bèi' (bei4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

嘉宾 (嘉賓)
菲律宾 (菲律賓)
宾馆 (賓館)
酬宾 (酬賓)

Uncommon

来宾 (來賓)
国宾 (國賓)
外宾 (外賓)
宜宾 (宜賓)
相敬如宾 (相敬如賓)
贵宾 (貴賓)
贵宾室 (貴賓室)
宾利 (賓利)
宾客 (賓客)
宾阳 (賓陽)
迎宾 (迎賓)

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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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