• 1131st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 45 words
  • Component in 269 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bèi (Bei4)surname Bei
2. bèi (bei4)cowrie • shellfish • currency (archaic)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bèi (bei4)The component is pronounced as 'bèi' (bei4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

宝贝 (寶貝)

Medium Frequency

干贝 (乾貝)
分贝 (分貝)
宝贝儿 (寶貝兒)
扇贝 (扇貝)
拷贝 (拷貝)
诺贝尔 (諾貝爾)
 ()
贝克 (貝克)
贝多芬 (貝多芬)
贝宁 (貝寧)
贝拉 (貝拉)
贝壳 (貝殼)
贝尔 (貝爾)
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  • 1028th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 70 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ta3)pagoda • tower • minaret • stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo) • CL:座[zuo4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ta3)The component is pronounced as '' (da2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ta3)The component is pronounced as '' (tu3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 
金字塔 
铁塔 (鐵塔)

Medium Frequency

佛塔 
卡塔尔 (卡塔爾)
古塔 
塔利班 
塔吊 
塔城 
塔尖 
塔楼 (塔樓)
塔罗 (塔羅)
大雁塔 
娜塔莉 
宝塔 (寶塔)
斜塔 
桑塔纳 (桑塔納)
炮塔 
灯塔 (燈塔)
聚沙成塔 
蛋塔 
象牙塔 
贝塔 (貝塔)
雁塔 
雷峰塔 
电视塔 (電視塔)
高塔 
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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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