• 2135th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 15 words
  • Component in 25 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (bi4)king • monarch • to enlist • to repel • to avoid
2. (pi4)law • variant of 闢|辟[pi4]
3. (pi4)to dispel • to refute • to repudiate • to open up (for development)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (bi4)The component is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (pi4)The component is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for (pi4)The component is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

精辟 (精闢)
开天辟地 (開天闢地)
开辟 (開闢)

Uncommon

复辟 (復辟)
辟谷 (辟穀)
辟邪 
辟谣 (闢謠)

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  • 1093rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 106 words
  • Component in 29 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (gu3)grain • corn
2. (Gu3)surname Gu
3. (gu3)valley

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (gu3)The component is pronounced as '' (gu3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

低谷 
峡谷 (峽谷)
曼谷 
河谷 
谷歌 (穀歌)

Uncommon

山谷 
布谷鸟 (布谷鳥)
平谷 
幽谷 
波谷 
深谷 
溪谷 
硅谷 
谷子 (穀子)
谷物 (穀物)
谷雨 (穀雨)
谷类 (穀類)
虚怀若谷 (虛懷若谷)
谷底 
辟谷 (辟穀)

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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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