1. 喂

喂

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  • 1985th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 5 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
喂→
口畏
2Radical
喂→
口mouth田field一one乚secondNo glyph available
3Graphical
喂→
口冂一丨一一乚冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wéi (wei2)hello (when answering the phone)
2. wèi (wei4)hey • to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
3. wèi (wei4)to feed

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 喂 wéi (wei2)The component 畏 is pronounced as 'wèi' (wei4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 喂 wèi (wei4)The component 畏 is pronounced as 'wèi' (wei4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Uncommon

喂奶 
喂食 (餵食)
喂养 (餵養)

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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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