1. 牌
  2. 匾

牌

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  • 1259th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 86 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
牌→
片卑
2Radical
牌→
片a slice冂upside down box二two丨line丶dot十ten
3Graphical
牌→
丨丨一㇕冂二丨丶一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. pái (pai2)mahjong tile • playing card • game pieces • signboard • plate • tablet • medal • CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 牌 pái (pai2)The component 片 is pronounced as 'piàn' (pian4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 牌 pái (pai2)The component 片 is pronounced as 'piān' (pian1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

牌 also appears in:
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Example Words

Common

品牌 
打牌 

Uncommon

名牌 
大牌 
广告牌 (廣告牌)
招牌 
扑克牌 (撲克牌)
洗牌 
牌坊 
牌子 
牌局 
牌照 
王牌 
玩牌 
登机牌 (登機牌)
盾牌 
车牌 (車牌)
金牌 
银牌 (銀牌)
铜牌 (銅牌)

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匾

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  • 3494th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 3 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
匾→
匚扁
2Radical
匾→
匚box户door/house冂upside down box艹grass
3Graphical
匾→
一㇗丨匚丶冂艹

Pinyin & Meaning

1. biǎn (bian3)a tablet • a board with an inscription • a sign hung above a door
2. pián (pian2)basket-couch in coffin

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 匾 biǎn (bian3)The component 扁 is pronounced as 'biǎn' (bian3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 匾 biǎn (bian3)The component 扁 is pronounced as 'piān' (pian1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 匾 pián (pian2)The component 扁 is pronounced as 'biǎn' (bian3). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for 匾 pián (pian2)The component 扁 is pronounced as 'piān' (pian1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Uncommon

匾额 (匾額)
牌匾 

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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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