1. 望
  2. 而
  3. 卻
  4. 步

望

Previous (格)Next (觉)
  • 326th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 127 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
望→
肓王
2Radical
望→
匸hiding enclosure丶dot月moon王jade
3Graphical
望→
匸丶冂二一一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wàng (wang4)full moon • to hope • to expect • to visit • to gaze (into the distance) • to look towards • towards

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 望 wàng (wang4)The component 王 is pronounced as 'wàng' (wang4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 望 wàng (wang4)The component 王 is pronounced as 'wáng' (wang2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

希望 

Uncommon

仰望 
失望 
奢望 
欲望 (慾望)
指望 
期望 
渴望 
盼望 
看望 
绝望 (絕望)
声望 (聲望)
愿望 (願望)

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而

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Previous (能)Next (子)
  • 36th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.34% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 221 words
  • Component in 41 characters

Decomposition

1Once
而→
丆𦉫
2Radical
而→
而beard
3Graphical
而→
一丿冂丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ér (er2)and • as well as • and so • but (not) • yet (not) • (indicates causal relation) • (indicates change of state) • (indicates contrast)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 而 ér (er2)The component 而 is pronounced as 'ér' (er2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

而 also appears in:
而需端瑞耐喘儒耍斋揣懦蠕惴湍孺嚅糯踹濡颛繻遄鸸薷粫襦恧鲕颥臑緛顬羺耎顓稬腨輀耑胹貒

Example Words

Common

反而 
然而 
而且 
而已 

Uncommon

不劳而获 (不勞而獲)
不期而遇 
不约而同 (不約而同)
不言而喻 
久而久之 
半途而废 (半途而廢)
可想而知 
因人而异 (因人而異)
因而 
失而复得 (失而復得)
从而 (從而)
时而 (時而)
死而后已 (死而後已)
满载而归 (滿載而歸)
继而 (繼而)
而今 
脱口而出 (脫口而出)
脱颖而出 (脫穎而出)
自然而然 
视而不见 (視而不見)
轻而易举 (輕而易舉)
周而复始 (週而復始)
进而 (進而)
适可而止 (適可而止)
随遇而安 (隨遇而安)

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卻

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Previous (白)Next (界)
  • 287th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 20 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
卻→
谷卩
2Radical
卻→
谷valley卩seal
3Graphical
卻→
八人口丨㇆

Pinyin & Meaning

1. què (que4)but • yet • however • while • to go back • to decline • to retreat • nevertheless • even though

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

卻 also appears in:
腳

Example Words

Common

冷却 (冷卻)
忘却 (忘卻)

Uncommon

却步 (卻步)
抛却 (拋卻)
望而却步 (望而卻步)
退却 (退卻)

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步

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Previous (风)Next (改)
  • 349th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 163 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
步→
止𣥂
2Radical
步→
止stop小small丿bend
3Graphical
步→
丨一丨一亅八丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bù (Bu4)surname Bu
2. bù (bu4)a step • a pace • walk • march • stages in a process

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

步 also appears in:
涉频陟頻踄

Example Words

Common

同步 
散步 
步步 
脚步 (腳步)
跑步 
进步 (進步)

Uncommon

初步 
地步 
大步 
徒步 
止步 
步伐 
步入 
步子 
步履 
步行 
步行者 
步行街 
步骤 (步驟)
漫步 
稳步 (穩步)
舞步 
让步 (讓步)
起步 
踏步 
退步 
逐步 
进一步 (進一步)

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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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