1. 副
  2. 本

副

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  • 763rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 48 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
副→
畐刂
2Radical
副→
一one口mouth田field刂knife
3Graphical
副→
一口冂一丨一亅丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fù (fu4)secondary • auxiliary • deputy • assistant • vice- • abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb • classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 副 fù (fu4)The component 畐 is pronounced as 'fú' (fu2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

副作用 
副本 
副总裁 (副總裁)
名副其实 (名副其實)

Uncommon

副主任 
副主席 
副市长 (副市長)
副书记 (副書記)
副校长 (副校長)
副业 (副業)
副产品 (副產品)
副秘书长 (副秘書長)
副总理 (副總理)
副总统 (副總統)
副部长 (副部長)
副院长 (副院長)
副食 

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本

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  • 92nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.20% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 316 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
本→
木一
2Radical
本→
木tree一one
3Graphical
本→
一丨八一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. běn (ben3)roots or stems of plants • origin • source • this • the current • root • foundation • basis • classifier for books, periodicals, files etc • originally

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

本 also appears in:
体笨钵苯缽翉

Example Words

Common

原本 
基本 
日本 
本人 
本来 (本來)
本色 
本身 
根本 
版本 
赵本山 (趙本山)

Uncommon

副本 
剧本 (劇本)
基本上 
墨尔本 (墨爾本)
成本 
文本 
日本人 
书本 (書本)
本事 
本土 
本地 
本子 
本性 
本意 
本文 
本期 
本本 
本科 
本能 
本草 
本质 (本質)
本钱 (本錢)
本领 (本領)
标本 (標本)
笔记本 (筆記本)
亏本 (虧本)
课本 (課本)
资本 (資本)
资本主义 (資本主義)
赫本 

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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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