• 4325th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bāng (bang1)stream • creek
2. bīn (bin1)Japanese variant of 濱|滨 • used in Japanese place names such as Yokohama 橫浜|横浜[Heng2 bin1] with phonetic value hama

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bāng (bang1)The component is pronounced as 'bīng' (bing1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for bīn (bin1)The component is pronounced as 'bīng' (bing1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Uncommon

横浜 (橫浜)
沙家浜 
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.