• 397th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 104 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bèi (bei4)to prepare • get ready • to provide or equip

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

准备 (準備)

Uncommon

备份 (備份)
备受 (備受)
备战 (備戰)
备用 (備用)
备考 (備考)
备注 (備註)
储备 (儲備)
具备 (具備)
刘备 (劉備)
必备 (必備)
戒备 (戒備)
筹备 (籌備)
装备 (裝備)
设备 (設備)
责备 (責備)
配备 (配備)
防备 (防備)
预备 (預備)

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  • 518th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 118 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. àn (an4)(legal) case • incident • record • file • table

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for àn (an4)The component is pronounced as 'ān' (an1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

图案 (圖案)
方案 
档案 (檔案)
答案 

Uncommon

作案 
备案 (備案)
报案 (報案)
拍案 
提案 
抢劫案 (搶劫案)
案件 
案例 
案子 
枪击案 (槍擊案)
档案馆 (檔案館)
法案 
涉案 
破案 
立案 
谋杀案 (謀殺案)
重案 

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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.