• 2135th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 15 words
  • Component in 25 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (bi4)king • monarch • to enlist • to repel • to avoid
2. (pi4)law • variant of 闢|辟[pi4]
3. (pi4)to dispel • to refute • to repudiate • to open up (for development)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (bi4)The component is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (pi4)The component is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for (pi4)The component is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

精辟 (精闢)
开天辟地 (開天闢地)
开辟 (開闢)

Uncommon

复辟 (復辟)
辟谷 (辟穀)
辟邪 
辟谣 (闢謠)

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  • 2595th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yáo (yao2)popular ballad • rumor

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yáo (yao2)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

歌谣 (歌謠)
谣言 (謠言)

Uncommon

民谣 (民謠)
童谣 (童謠)
造谣 (造謠)
辟谣 (闢謠)

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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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