• 943rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 15 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wèi (Wei4)surname Wei
2. wèi (wei4)to speak • to say • to name • to designate • meaning • sense

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for wèi (wei4)The component is pronounced as 'wèi' (wei4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

所谓 (所謂)
无所谓 (無所謂)

Uncommon

无谓 (無謂)

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  • 943rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 15 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wèi (Wei4)surname Wei
2. wèi (wei4)to speak • to say • to name • to designate • meaning • sense

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for wèi (wei4)The component is pronounced as 'wèi' (wei4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

所谓 (所謂)
无所谓 (無所謂)

Uncommon

无谓 (無謂)

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  • 3612th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 17 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wèi (wei4)the Wei river in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 關中|关中 plain

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for wèi (wei4)The component is pronounced as 'wèi' (wei4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

渭南 

Uncommon

泾渭分明 (涇渭分明)
渭南市 
渭水 
渭河 
通渭 

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  • 4438th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 1 word
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wèi (wei4)hedgehog (family Erinaceidae)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for wèi (wei4)The component is pronounced as 'wèi' (wei4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

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  • 4438th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 1 word
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wèi (wei4)hedgehog (family Erinaceidae)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for wèi (wei4)The component is pronounced as 'wèi' (wei4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

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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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