• 154th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 46 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bèi (bei4)quilt • by • (indicates passive-voice clauses) • (literary) to cover • to meet with

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

被子 
被窝 (被窩)

Uncommon

棉被 
被动 (被動)
被告 
被告人 
被迫 

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  • 310th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 107 words
  • Component in 16 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gào (gao4)to tell • to inform • to say

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

告别 (告別)
告诉 (告訴)
报告 (報告)
广告 (廣告)

Uncommon

公告 
告密者 
告白 
告知 
告终 (告終)
告诫 (告誡)
大功告成 
宣告 
忠告 
祷告 (禱告)
警告 
转告 (轉告)
通告 
预告 (預告)
预告片 (預告片)

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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.