• 1283rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 36 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bēn (ben1)to hurry • to rush • to run quickly • to elope
2. bèn (ben4)to go to • to head for • towards

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

奔放 
奔波 

Uncommon

奔赴 
奔跑 
奔驰 (奔馳)
奔腾 (奔騰)
私奔 
飞奔 (飛奔)

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  • 291st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 218 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fàng (fang4)to release • to free • to let go • to put • to place • to let out • to set off (fireworks)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for fàng (fang4)The component is pronounced as 'fāng' (fang1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

奔放 
放下 
放假 
放弃 (放棄)

Uncommon

存放 
怒放 
播放 
摆放 (擺放)
放低 
放出 
放大 
放学 (放學)
放射 
放屁 
放心 
放手 
放纵 (放縱)
放置 
放羊 
放肆 
放送 
放进 (放進)
放过 (放過)
放开 (放開)
放电 (放電)
放飞 (放飛)
放松 (放鬆)
燃放 
发放 (發放)
绽放 (綻放)
解放 
解放军 (解放軍)
释放 (釋放)
开放 (開放)

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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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