• 2601st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gài (gai4)to beg for alms • beggar

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

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Example Words

Uncommon

丐帮 (丐幫)
乞丐 

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  • 768th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 35 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bāng (bang1)to help • to assist • to support • for sb (i.e. as a help) • hired (as worker) • side (of pail, boat etc) • outer layer • group • gang • clique • party • secret society

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bāng (bang1)The component is pronounced as 'bāng' (bang1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

帮助 (幫助)
帮忙 (幫忙)

Uncommon

帮手 (幫手)

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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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