Meta:

  1. 别 is the 222nd most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 82 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (mouth), (power/force), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Bie2 - surname Bie
  2. bie2 - to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify/other/another/do not/must not/to pin
  3. bie4 - to make sb change their ways, opinions etc

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
别人 (別人)
特别 (特別)

Medium Frequency

个别 (個別)
分别 (分別)
别墅 (別墅)
别的 (別的)
别致 (別緻)
别处 (別處)
别离 (別離)
区别 (區別)
告别 (告別)
差别 (差別)
别扭 (彆扭)
性别 (性別)
惜别 (惜別)
有别 (有別)
级别 (級別)
识别 (識別)
道别 (道別)
离别 (離別)

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Meta:

  1. 的 is the 1st most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 28 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (white), (wrap), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. de5 - of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)/(used to form a nominal expression)/(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  2. di2 - really and truly
  3. di4 - aim/clear

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 的 (de5): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 的 (di2): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 的 (di4): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

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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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