1. 为
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为

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Meta:

  1. 为 is the 18th most frequent character.
  2. 为 has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. 为 appears as a character in 130 words.
  4. 为 appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
为 => 力, ⺀
Radical :
为 => 力 (power/force), ⺀ (dot)
Graphical :
为 => ㇆, 丿, ⺀

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wei2 - as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to become/to be/to do/by (in the passive voice)
  2. wei4 - because of/for/to
  3. wei2 - variant of 為|为[wei2]/as (i.e. in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to become/to be/to do
  4. wei4 - variant of 為|为[wei4], because of/for/to

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

以为 (以為)
因为 (因為)
成为 (成為)
为 (為)
为了 (為了)
为什么 (為什麼)

Medium Frequency

不为人知 (不為人知)
作为 (作為)
改为 (改為)
最为 (最為)
为主 (為主)
为何 (為何)
为止 (為止)
无能为力 (無能為力)
称为 (稱為)
行为 (行為)
认为 (認為)
身为 (身為)

Appears In:

为 also appears in:
伪妫沩

主

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Meta:

  1. 主 is the 87th most frequent character.
  2. 主 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 主 appears as a character in 228 words.
  4. 主 appears as a component in 15 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
主 => 王, 丶
Radical :
主 => 王 (jade), 丶 (dot)
Graphical :
主 => 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhu3 - owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord/main/to indicate or signify/trump card (in card games)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 主 (zhu3): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhu3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

主 
主人 
主动 (主動)
主持人 
主要 
主角 
主题 (主題)
公主 
地主 

Medium Frequency

主人公 
主任 
主力 
主场 (主場)
主妇 (主婦)
主宰 
主导 (主導)
主席 
主张 (主張)
主意 
主持 
主播 
主料 
主板 
主机 (主機)
主权 (主權)
主流 
主演 
主管 
主线 (主線)
主编 (主編)
主见 (主見)
主观 (主觀)
主办 (主辦)
主页 (主頁)
主食 
主体 (主體)
做主 
副主席 
君主 
失主 
店主 
教主 
业主 (業主)
毛主席 
民主 
为主 (為主)
班主任 
社会主义 (社會主義)
自主 
资本主义 (資本主義)
车主 (車主)

Appears In:

主 also appears in:
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.