1. 比
  2. 喻

比

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Meta:

  1. 比 is the 199th most frequent character.
  2. 比 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 比 appears as a character in 111 words.
  4. 比 appears as a component in 62 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
比 => 匕
Radical :
比 => 比 (compare/compete)
Graphical :
比 => 比

Pinyin & Meaning:

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

Pronunciation Clues:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

比 

Medium Frequency

好比 
对比 (對比)
性价比 (性價比)
比例 
比如 
比赛 (比賽)
比起 
比较 (比較)
无比 (無比)
相比 

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

喻

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Meta:

  1. 喻 is the 2268th most frequent character.
  2. 喻 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 喻 appears as a character in 10 words.
  4. 喻 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
喻 => 口, 俞
Radical :
喻 => 口 (mouth), 人 (human), 一 (one), 月 (moon), 刂 (knife)
Graphical :
喻 => 口, 人, 一, 冂, 二, 亅, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yu4 - surname Yu
  2. yu4 - to describe sth as/an analogy/a simile/a metaphor/an allegory

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 喻 (yu4): The component 俞 is pronounced as 'yu2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 喻 (yu4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 喻 (yu4): The component 月 is pronounced as 'yue4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

比喻 

Medium Frequency

不言而喻 
喻 
家喻户晓 (家喻戶曉)
理喻 
隐喻 (隱喻)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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