1. 較
  2. 為

較

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  1. 較 is the 491st most frequent character.
  2. 較 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 較 appears as a character in 19 words.
  4. 較 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
較 => 車, 交
Radical :
較 => 車 (car), 亠 (lid), 八 (eight/divide), 乂 (N/A)
Graphical :
較 => 二, 丨, 口, 一, 一, 丶, 八, 乂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jiao4 - comparatively/(preposition comparing difference in degree)/to contrast/to compare/rather/fairly/clearly (different)/markedly/to haggle over/to quibble

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 較 (jiao4): The component 車 is pronounced as 'ju1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 較 (jiao4): The component 交 is pronounced as 'jiao1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

比较 (比較)
较 (較)

Medium Frequency

斤斤计较 (斤斤計較)
计较 (計較)
较为 (較為)
较量 (較量)

為

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Meta:

  1. 為 is the 18th most frequent character.
  2. 為 has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. 為 appears as a character in 130 words.
  4. 為 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
為 => No glyph available, 灬
Radical :
為 => 丿 (bend), 丶 (dot), No glyph available, 灬 (fire)
Graphical :
為 => 丿, 丶, ㇆, 灬

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 (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)
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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