1. 便
  2. 于

便

Previous (社)Next (空)
  • 271st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 94 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
便→
亻更
2Radical
便→
亻human一one日sun/day丨line乂N/A
3Graphical
便→
㇒丨一口一丨乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. biàn (bian4)ordinary • plain • convenient • as convenient • when the chance arises • handy • easy • informal • simple • so • thus • to relieve oneself • to urinate • to defecate • equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then • in that case • even if • soon afterwards
2. pián (pian2)advantageous • cheap

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

便 also appears in:
鞭缏箯緶

Example Words

Common

便宜 
方便 
随便 (隨便)
顺便 (順便)

Uncommon

不便 
以便 
便便 
便利 
便捷 
便于 (便於)
便当 (便當)
便秘 
即便 
大便 
小便 
方便面 (方便麵)

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于

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Previous (得)Next (着)
  • 40th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.33% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 164 words
  • Component in 14 characters

Decomposition

1Once
于→
干亅
2Radical
于→
干dry亅hook
3Graphical
于→
一一丨亅

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yú (Yu2)surname Yu
2. yú (yu2)to go • to take • sentence-final interrogative particle • variant of 於|于[yu2]
3. yú (Yu2)surname Yu
4. yú (yu2)in • at • to • from • by • than • out of

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

于 also appears in:
宇吁迂盂芋圩竽纡盱邘穻訏趶釪

Example Words

Common

对于 (對於)
属于 (屬於)
于是 (於是)
终于 (終於)
关于 (關于)

Uncommon

不至于 (不至於)
以至于 (以至於)
低于 
来源于 (來源於)
出于 (出於)
利于 (利於)
勇于 (勇於)
善于 (善於)
在于 (在於)
基于 (基於)
大于 (大於)
忙于 (忙於)
急于 (急於)
敢于 (敢於)
有助于 (有助於)
乐于助人 (樂於助人)
源于 (源於)
由于 (由於)
相当于 (相當於)
等于 (等於)
至于 (至於)
莫过于 (莫過於)
处于 (處於)
过于 (過於)
鉴于 (鑒於)
高于 (高於)

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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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