1. 極
  2. 為

極

Previous (亲)Next (林)
  • 363rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 123 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
極→
木亟
2Radical
極→
木tree㇇N/A亅hook口mouth又right hand一one
3Graphical
極→
一丨八㇇亅口㇇㇏一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jí (ji2)extremely • pole (geography, physics) • utmost • top

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 極 jí (ji2)The component 亟 is pronounced as 'jí' (ji2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 極 jí (ji2)The component 亟 is pronounced as 'qì' (qi4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 極 jí (ji2)The component 亅 is pronounced as 'jué' (jue2). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for 極 jí (ji2)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

极其 (極其)
极品 (極品)
极度 (極度)
极端 (極端)
极致 (極致)
极限 (極限)
消极 (消極)
无极 (無極)
积极 (積極)
终极 (終極)

Uncommon

北极 (北極)
北极光 (北極光)
北极熊 (北極熊)
南极 (南極)
太极 (太極)
太极拳 (太極拳)
极光 (極光)
极力 (極力)
极大 (極大)
极客 (極客)
极少 (極少)
极乐世界 (極樂世界)
极为 (極為)
极点 (極點)
乐极生悲 (樂極生悲)
物极必反 (物極必反)
积极性 (積極性)
至极 (至極)
蹦极 (蹦極)

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為

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Previous (大)Next (和)
  • 18th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 234 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
為→
No glyph available灬
2Radical
為→
丿bend丶dotNo glyph available灬fire
3Graphical
為→
丿丶㇆灬

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wéi (wei2)as (in the capacity of) • to take sth as • to act as • to serve as • to behave as • to become • to be • to do • by (in the passive voice)
2. wèi (wei4)because of • for • to
3. wéi (wei2)variant of 為|为[wei2] • as (i.e. in the capacity of) • to take sth as • to act as • to serve as • to behave as • to become • to be • to do
4. wèi (wei4)variant of 為|为[wei4], because of • for • to

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

以为 (以為)
因为 (因為)
成为 (成為)
为了 (為了)
为什么 (為什麼)
认为 (認為)

Uncommon

不为人知 (不為人知)
人为 (人為)
作为 (作為)
做为 (做為)
分为 (分為)
改为 (改為)
更为 (更為)
最为 (最為)
极为 (極為)
为主 (為主)
为何 (為何)
为止 (為止)
为难 (為難)
无能为力 (無能為力)
称为 (稱為)
华为 (華為)
行为 (行為)
视为 (視為)
誉为 (譽為)
身为 (身為)
较为 (較為)

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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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