• 824th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 9 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wēi (Wei1)surname Wei
2. wēi (wei1)danger • to endanger • Taiwan pr. [wei2]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

危害 
危机 (危機)
危险 (危險)

Medium Frequency

危及 
危急 
危房 
危楼 (危樓)
危难 (危難)
安危 
居安思危 
病危 
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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.