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  1. 貝 is the 1131st most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 45 words.
  4. appears as a component in 269 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (shell)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Bei4 - surname Bei
  2. bei4 - cowrie/shellfish/currency (archaic)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 貝 (bei4): The component 八 is pronounced as 'ba1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 貝 (bei4): The component 貝 is pronounced as 'bei4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

宝贝 (寶貝)

Medium Frequency

干贝 (乾貝)
分贝 (分貝)
宝贝儿 (寶貝兒)
扇贝 (扇貝)
拷贝 (拷貝)
诺贝尔 (諾貝爾)
 ()
贝克 (貝克)
贝多芬 (貝多芬)
贝宁 (貝寧)
贝拉 (貝拉)
贝壳 (貝殼)
贝尔 (貝爾)

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  1. 寧 is the 1017th most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 154 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (roof), (heart), (dish), (one), (hook)
Graphical :
=> , , 𠁼, , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ning2 - abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]/abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nan2 jing1]/surname Ning
  2. ning2 - peaceful/rather
  3. ning4 - rather/to prefer
  4. ning2 - peaceful

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 寧 (ning2): The component 丁 is pronounced as 'ding1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 寧 (ning4): The component 丁 is pronounced as 'ding1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

列宁 (列寧)
南宁 (南寧)
安宁 (安寧)
 ()
宁可 (寧可)
宁波 (寧波)
宁静 (寧靜)
宁愿 (寧願)
辽宁 (遼寧)

Medium Frequency

南宁市 (南寧市)
咸宁 (咸寧)
大宁 (大寧)
宁夏 (寧夏)
宁德 (寧德)
宁死不屈 (寧死不屈)
宁波市 (寧波市)
宁海 (寧海)
宁缺毋滥 (寧缺毋濫)
宁肯 (寧肯)
宁乡 (寧鄉)
宁静致远 (寧靜致遠)
广宁 (廣寧)
心神不宁 (心神不寧)
息事宁人 (息事寧人)
普宁 (普寧)
普宁市 (普寧市)
李宁 (李寧)
武宁 (武寧)
江宁 (江寧)
江宁区 (江寧區)
海宁 (海寧)
沪宁 (滬寧)
济宁 (濟寧)
兴宁 (興寧)
万宁 (萬寧)
西宁 (西寧)
贝宁 (貝寧)
遂宁 (遂寧)
辽宁省 (遼寧省)
长宁 (長寧)
长宁区 (長寧區)

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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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