1. 为
  2. 何

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

何

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Meta:

  1. 何 is the 229th most frequent character.
  2. 何 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 何 appears as a character in 37 words.
  4. 何 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
何 => 亻, 可
Radical :
何 => 亻 (human), 一 (one), 亅 (hook), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
何 => ㇒, 丨, 一, 亅, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. He2 - surname He
  2. he2 - what/how/why/which/carry

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 何 (he2): The component 可 is pronounced as 'ke3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 何 (he2): The component 可 is pronounced as 'ke4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

任何 
如何 

Medium Frequency

何 
何以 
何尝 (何嘗)
何必 
何方 
何时 (何時)
何况 (何況)
何等 
何苦 
何处 (何處)
奈何 
为何 (為何)
无可奈何 (無可奈何)

Appears In:

何 also appears in:
荷
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.
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