• 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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  • 2096th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 19 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chí (chi2)run fast • speed • spread • gallop

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

奔驰 (奔馳)
飞驰 (飛馳)

Uncommon

周星驰 (周星馳)
疾驰 (疾馳)
背道而驰 (背道而馳)
驰骋 (馳騁)

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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.