1. 防
  2. 微
  3. 杜
  4. 渐

防

Previous (例)Next (族)
  • 548th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 162 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
防→
阝方
2Radical
防→
阝town方square/raft
3Graphical
防→
丨㇌一丶丿㇆

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fáng (fang2)to protect • to defend • to guard (against)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 防 fáng (fang2)The component 方 is pronounced as 'fāng' (fang1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 防 fáng (fang2)The component 阝 is pronounced as 'fǔ' (fu3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

防守 
防晒 (防曬)
防止 
防水 
防治 
预防 (預防)

Uncommon

严防 (嚴防)
国防 (國防)
国防部 (國防部)
提防 
攻防 
消防 
消防员 (消防員)
消防车 (消防車)
消防队 (消防隊)
设防 (設防)
谨防 (謹防)
边防 (邊防)
防不胜防 (防不勝防)
防备 (防備)
防冻 (防凍)
防弹 (防彈)
防晒霜 (防曬霜)
防滑 
防滑链 (防滑鏈)
防火 
防火墙 (防火牆)
防盗 (防盜)
防盗门 (防盜門)
防御 (防禦)
防空 
防范 (防範)
防线 (防線)
防腐 
防腐剂 (防腐劑)
防卫 (防衛)
防护 (防護)
预防针 (預防針)

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微

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Previous (哪)Next (尼)
  • 652nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 143 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
微→
彳No glyph available
2Radical
微→
彳step山mountain⺙knock一one几table
3Graphical
微→
㇒丨丨凵丿一乂一丿㇠

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wēi (Wei1)surname Wei • ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing • Taiwan pr. [wei2]
2. wēi (wei1)tiny • miniature • profound • abtruse • to decline • one millionth part of • micro- • Taiwan pr. [wei2]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

微 also appears in:
薇矀

Example Words

Common

微博 
微博客 
微笑 

Uncommon

卑微 
微不足道 
微妙 
微小 
微微 
微服 
微波 
微波炉 (微波爐)
微薄 
微软 (微軟)
微风 (微風)
稍微 
轻微 (輕微)

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杜

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Previous (朗)Next (奶)
  • 1275th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 59 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
杜→
木土
2Radical
杜→
木tree土earth
3Graphical
杜→
一丨八一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dù (Du4)surname Du
2. dù (du4)birchleaf pear (tree) • to stop • to prevent • to restrict

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 杜 dù (du4)The component 土 is pronounced as 'tǔ' (tu3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 杜 dù (du4)The component 木 is pronounced as 'mù' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

杜仲 
杜甫 
杜绝 (杜絕)
杜鹃 (杜鵑)

Uncommon

杜塞 
杜塞尔多夫 (杜塞爾多夫)
杜康 
杜拜 
杜撰 
杜月笙 
杜尔伯特 (杜爾伯特)
杜牧 
杜琪峰 
杜邦 
杜鹃花 (杜鵑花)
防微杜渐 (防微杜漸)

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渐

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Previous (剑)Next (封)
  • 868th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 17 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
渐→
氵斩
2Radical
渐→
氵water车car斤axe
3Graphical
渐→
⺀㇀乚一一丨丿㇒一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiān (jian1)to imbue
2. jiàn (jian4)gradual • gradually

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 渐 jiān (jian1)The component 车 is pronounced as 'jū' (ju1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 渐 jiān (jian1)The component 斤 is pronounced as 'jīn' (jin1). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 渐 jiàn (jian4)The component 车 is pronounced as 'jū' (ju1). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for 渐 jiàn (jian4)The component 斤 is pronounced as 'jīn' (jin1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

渐渐 (漸漸)
逐渐 (逐漸)

Uncommon

日渐 (日漸)

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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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