便

Meta:

  1. 便 is the 271st most frequent character.
  2. 便 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 便 appears as a character in 54 words.
  4. 便 appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
便 => ,
Radical :
便 => (human), (one), (sun/day), (line), (N/A)
Graphical :
便 => , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. 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. pian2 - advantageous/cheap

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

便 
方便 
随便 (隨便)

Medium Frequency

不便 
以便 
便便 
便利 
便宜 
便捷 
便当 (便當)
便秘 
即便 
大便 
小便 
方便面 (方便麵)
顺便 (順便)

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便 also appears in:

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Meta:

  1. 宜 is the 1288th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 53 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (roof), (moon), (one)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yi2 - surname Yi
  2. yi2 - proper/should/suitable/appropriate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 宜 (yi2): The component 月 is pronounced as 'yue4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 宜 (yi2): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

便宜 
 
宜家 

Medium Frequency

事宜 
宜人 
宜昌 
宜兴 (宜興)
宜宾 (宜賓)
相宜 
适宜 (適宜)

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also appears in:
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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