Meta:

  1. 犍 is the 5489th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 3 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (cow), (long stride), (brush)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian1 - bullock/castrated bull/to castrate livestock

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 犍 (jian1): The component 建 is pronounced as 'jian4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

犍为 (犍為)

Medium Frequency

犍为县 (犍為縣)
犍陀罗 (犍陀羅)

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Meta:

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

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (power/force), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , 丿,

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)

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also appears in:
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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