• 824th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 72 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.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

危害 
危机 (危機)
危险 (危險)

Uncommon

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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  • 198th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 82 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ji2)and • to reach • up to • in time for

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

以及 
及时 (及時)

Uncommon

来得及 (來得及)
及格 
埃及 
后悔莫及 (後悔莫及)
措手不及 
提及 
普及 
涉及 
触及 (觸及)
迫不及待 
追悔莫及 
遥不可及 (遙不可及)
顾及 (顧及)

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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.