• 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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  • 1537th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 39 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xié (xie2)demonic • iniquitous • nefarious • evil • unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

邪恶 (邪惡)

Uncommon

中邪 
无邪 (無邪)
辟邪 
避邪 
邪念 
邪教 
邪气 (邪氣)

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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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