• 1105th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 26 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wěi (wei3)big • large • great

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for wěi (wei3)The component is pronounced as 'wéi' (wei2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

伟大 (偉大)

Uncommon

伟人 (偉人)
伟哥 (偉哥)
伟业 (偉業)
伟绩 (偉績)
宏伟 (宏偉)
雄伟 (雄偉)

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  • 969th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 46 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. àn (an4)bank • shore • beach • coast • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

彼岸 
海岸 

Uncommon

上岸 
伟岸 (偉岸)
南岸 
口岸 
对岸 (對岸)
岸边 (岸邊)
左岸 
河岸 
沿岸 
海岸线 (海岸線)
道貌岸然 
靠岸 

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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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