• 3678th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 35 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. běn (ben3)benzene • benzol (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for běn (ben3)The component is pronounced as 'běn' (ben3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

二甲苯 
苯酚 

Uncommon

甲苯 
聚苯乙烯 
苯丙氨酸 
苯丙胺 
苯基 
苯甲酸 
苯胺 

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  • 280th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 307 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ji1)base • foundation • basic • radical (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ji1)The component is pronounced as '' (qi2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ji1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

基地 
基本 
基本上 
基础 (基礎)
基金 
肯德基 
诺基亚 (諾基亞)

Uncommon

地基 
基因 
基层 (基層)
基数 (基數)
基于 (基於)
基本功 
基本点 (基本點)
基准 (基準)
基督 
基督徒 
基督教 
基石 
基站 
基调 (基調)
基金会 (基金會)
基点 (基點)
巴基斯坦 
朱镕基 (朱鎔基)
柴可夫斯基 
根基 
比基尼 
氨基酸 
维基 (維基)
维基百科 (維基百科)
自由基 
兰博基尼 (蘭博基尼)
赫尔辛基 (赫爾辛基)
转基因 (轉基因)
高尔基 (高爾基)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.