1. 正
  2. 比

正

Previous (点)Next (业)
  • 129th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.15% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 273 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
正→
一止
2Radical
正→
一one止stop
3Graphical
正→
一丨一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhēng (zheng1)first month of the lunar year
2. zhèng (zheng4)just (right) • main • upright • straight • correct • positive • greater than zero • principle

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 正 zhēng (zheng1)The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 正 zhèng (zheng4)The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

正 also appears in:
政证整征症怔歪焉罡钲証

Example Words

Common

反正 
正品 
正在 
正常 
正式 
真正 

Uncommon

修正 
公正 
张居正 (張居正)
改正 
正午 
正太 
正好 
正宗 
正月 
正版 
正直 
正确 (正確)
正经 (正經)
正义 (正義)
正规 (正規)
正视 (正視)
正道 
正面 
纠正 (糾正)

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比

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Previous (及)Next (员)
  • 199th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 244 words
  • Component in 62 characters

Decomposition

1Once
比→
匕
2Radical
比→
比compare/compete
3Graphical
比→
比

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bǐ (Bi3)Belgium • Belgian • abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
2. bǐ (bi3)(particle used for comparison and "-er than") • to compare • to contrast • to gesture (with hands) • ratio
3. bì (bi4)to associate with • to be near

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 比 bǐ (bi3)The component 比 is pronounced as 'bǐ' (bi3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 比 bǐ (bi3)The component 比 is pronounced as 'bì' (bi4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 比 bì (bi4)The component 比 is pronounced as 'bǐ' (bi3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for 比 bì (bi4)The component 比 is pronounced as 'bì' (bi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

比 also appears in:
比批毕混皆昆鹿棍屁谐毙陛庇毗楷揩偕琵琨馄锟锴砒跸毖吡纰枇哔鲲绲辊蚍彘妣醌秕階荜舭筚芘狴喈纔龤仳粊酁鹍镵蜌稭裩鑱緄蒈粃蜫諧輥窤

Example Words

Common

比如 
比赛 (比賽)
比较 (比較)
无比 (無比)
相比 

Uncommon

利比亚 (利比亞)
加勒比 
加勒比海 
反比 
哥伦比亚 (哥倫比亞)
寿比南山 (壽比南山)
好比 
对比 (對比)
性价比 (性價比)
攀比 
正比 
比亚迪 (比亞迪)
比例 
比价 (比價)
比分 
比利 
比利时 (比利時)
比划 (比劃)
比喻 
比基尼 
比对 (比對)
比拟 (比擬)
比方 
比特 
比翼 
比萨 (比薩)
比试 (比試)
比起 
比邻 (比鄰)
比重 
无与伦比 (無與倫比)
芭比 
莎士比亚 (莎士比亞)
评比 (評比)

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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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