1. 魏
  2. 萎
  3. 诿
  4. 諉
  5. 痿

魏

Previous (艰)Next (吾)
  • 1646th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 26 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
魏→
委鬼
2Radical
魏→
禾grain女woman鬼ghost/demon
3Graphical
魏→
㇒一丨八㇛一丿冂二丨丶乚㇛丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wèi (Wei4)surname Wei • name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States • Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms from the fall of the Han • the Wei dynasty 221-265 • Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods
2. wèi (wei4)tower over a palace gateway (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 魏 wèi (wei4)The component 委 is pronounced as 'wēi' (wei1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 魏 wèi (wei4)The component 委 is pronounced as 'wěi' (wei3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

魏 also appears in:
巍

Example Words

Common

魏国 (魏國)

Uncommon

北魏 
围魏救赵 (圍魏救趙)
魏晋 (魏晉)

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萎

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Previous (澄)Next (哉)
  • 2751st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
萎→
艹委
2Radical
萎→
艹grass禾grain女woman
3Graphical
萎→
艹㇒一丨八㇛一丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wēi (wei1)spiritless • withered
2. wěi (wei3)wither

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 萎 wēi (wei1)The component 委 is pronounced as 'wēi' (wei1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 萎 wēi (wei1)The component 委 is pronounced as 'wěi' (wei3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 萎 wěi (wei3)The component 委 is pronounced as 'wēi' (wei1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for 萎 wěi (wei3)The component 委 is pronounced as 'wěi' (wei3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

枯萎 

Uncommon

萎缩 (萎縮)
萎靡 
萎靡不振 

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诿

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Previous (荤)Next (簪)
  • 4282nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
诿→
讠委
2Radical
诿→
讠speech禾grain女woman
3Graphical
诿→
㇊丶㇒一丨八㇛一丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wěi (wei3)to shirk • to give excuses

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 诿 wěi (wei3)The component 委 is pronounced as 'wēi' (wei1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 诿 wěi (wei3)The component 委 is pronounced as 'wěi' (wei3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

推诿 (推諉)

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諉

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Previous (荤)Next (簪)
  • 4282nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
諉→
言委
2Radical
諉→
言speech禾grain女woman
3Graphical
諉→
一丶二口㇒一丨八㇛一丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wěi (wei3)to shirk • to give excuses

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 諉 wěi (wei3)The component 委 is pronounced as 'wēi' (wei1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 諉 wěi (wei3)The component 委 is pronounced as 'wěi' (wei3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

推诿 (推諉)

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痿

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Previous (壹)Next (竑)
  • 4632nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 1 word
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
痿→
疒委
2Radical
痿→
疒sickness禾grain女woman
3Graphical
痿→
一丶厂丶㇒一丨八㇛一丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wěi (wei3)atrophy

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 痿 wěi (wei3)The component 委 is pronounced as 'wēi' (wei1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 痿 wěi (wei3)The component 委 is pronounced as 'wěi' (wei3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

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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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