• 2245th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 27 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. biān (bian1)whip or lash • to flog • to whip • conductor's baton • segmented iron weapon (old) • penis (of animal, served as food)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for biān (bian1)The component 便 is pronounced as 'biàn' (bian4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for biān (bian1)The component 便 is pronounced as 'pián' (pian2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

鞭炮 (鞭砲)

Uncommon

鞭炮声 (鞭砲聲)

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  • 713th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 57 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Ce4)surname Ce
2. (ce4)policy • plan • scheme • bamboo slip for writing (old) • to whip (a horse) • to encourage • riding crop with sharp spines (old) • essay written for the imperial examinations (old) • upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ce4)The component is pronounced as '' (ci4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

政策 
策划 (策劃)

Uncommon

出谋划策 (出謀劃策)
失策 
对策 (對策)
束手无策 (束手無策)
决策 (決策)
献策 (獻策)
策略 
计策 (計策)
鞭策 

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.