1. 為
  2. 虎
  3. 作
  4. 倀

為

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Meta:

  1. 為 is the 18th most frequent character.
  2. 為 has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. 為 appears as a character in 130 words.
  4. 為 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
為 => No glyph available, 灬
Radical :
為 => 丿 (bend), 丶 (dot), No glyph available, 灬 (fire)
Graphical :
為 => 丿, 丶, ㇆, 灬

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. 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. wei4 - because of/for/to
  3. 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. wei4 - variant of 為|为[wei4], because of/for/to

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

以为 (以為)
因为 (因為)
成为 (成為)
为 (為)
为了 (為了)
为什么 (為什麼)

Medium Frequency

不为人知 (不為人知)
作为 (作為)
改为 (改為)
最为 (最為)
为主 (為主)
为何 (為何)
为止 (為止)
无能为力 (無能為力)
称为 (稱為)
行为 (行為)
认为 (認為)
身为 (身為)

虎

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Meta:

  1. 虎 is the 1081st most frequent character.
  2. 虎 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 虎 appears as a character in 61 words.
  4. 虎 appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
虎 => 虍, 几
Radical :
虎 => 虍 (tiger stripes), 几 (table)
Graphical :
虎 => 丨, 一, 冖, 乚, 一, 丿, ㇠

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. hu3 - tiger/CL:隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 虎 (hu3): The component 虍 is pronounced as 'hu1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

老虎 
卧虎 (臥虎)
虎 

Medium Frequency

壁虎 
如虎添翼 
狼吞虎咽 
猛虎 
卧虎藏龙 (臥虎藏龍)
虎口 
虎子 
虎年 
虎牙 
虎视眈眈 (虎視眈眈)
虎门 (虎門)
虎头蛇尾 (虎頭蛇尾)
路虎 
雅虎 
马虎 (馬虎)
马马虎虎 (馬馬虎虎)
龙虎 (龍虎)

Appears In:

虎 also appears in:
彪唬琥虢號虒虝

作

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Meta:

  1. 作 is the 49th most frequent character.
  2. 作 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 作 appears as a character in 158 words.
  4. 作 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
作 => 亻, 乍
Radical :
作 => 亻 (human), 丿 (bend), 一 (one), 丨 (line), 二 (two)
Graphical :
作 => ㇒, 丨, 丿, 一, 丨, 二

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zuo4 - to do/to grow/to write or compose/to pretend/to regard as/to feel/writings or works

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

作 
作品 
作业 (作業)
作为 (作為)
工作 

Medium Frequency

作出 
作孽 
作家 
作弊 
作怪 
作息 
作战 (作戰)
作文 
作案 
作用 
作痛 
作祟 
作者 
作风 (作風)
做作 
杰作 (傑作)
副作用 
创作 (創作)
力作 
动作 (動作)
动作片 (動作片)
化作 
合作 
大作 
写作 (寫作)
工作室 
工作日 
工作者 
工作量 
恶作剧 (惡作劇)
振作 
操作 
故作 
炒作 
当作 (當作)
发作 (發作)
看作 
称作 (稱作)
自作 
装作 (裝作)
制作 (製作)
运作 (運作)

Appears In:

作 also appears in:
筰

倀

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Meta:

  1. 倀 is the 5525th most frequent character.
  2. 倀 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 倀 appears as a character in 1 word.
  4. 倀 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
倀 => 亻, 長
Radical :
倀 => 亻 (human), 長 (long/grow)
Graphical :
倀 => ㇒, 丨, 彐, 一, 乚, 冫

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chang1 - ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 倀 (chang1): The component 長 is pronounced as 'chang2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 倀 (chang1): The component 長 is pronounced as 'zhang3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

为虎作伥 (為虎作倀)

Medium Frequency

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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