• 1646th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 14 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

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

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

 
魏国 (魏國)

Medium Frequency

北魏 
魏晋 (魏晉)
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  • 20th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.51% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 251 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. guó (Guo2)surname Guo
2. guó (guo2)country • nation • state • national • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

中国 (中國)
中国人 (中國人)
 ()
国内 (國內)
国家 (國家)
国际 (國際)
美国 (美國)
韩国 (韓國)

Medium Frequency

中国式 (中國式)
亡国 (亡國)
俄国 (俄國)
共和国 (共和國)
出国 (出國)
北国 (北國)
吴国 (吳國)
回国 (回國)
国中 (國中)
国人 (國人)
国企 (國企)
国债 (國債)
国内外 (國內外)
国务院 (國務院)
国土 (國土)
国外 (國外)
国大 (國大)
国学 (國學)
国家级 (國家級)
国家队 (國家隊)
国宝 (國寶)
国度 (國度)
国情 (國情)
国庆 (國慶)
国旗 (國旗)
国会 (國會)
国有 (國有)
国歌 (國歌)
国民 (國民)
国民党 (國民黨)
国泰民安 (國泰民安)
国王 (國王)
国产 (國產)
国界 (國界)
国画 (國畫)
国籍 (國籍)
国粹 (國粹)
国航 (國航)
国语 (國語)
国贸 (國貿)
国道 (國道)
国防 (國防)
国际化 (國際化)
外国 (外國)
外国人 (外國人)
天国 (天國)
帝国 (帝國)
建国 (建國)
张国荣 (張國榮)
强国 (強國)
德国 (德國)
德国人 (德國人)
爱国 (愛國)
爱国者 (愛國者)
我国 (我國)
战国 (戰國)
曾国藩 (曾國藩)
民国 (民國)
治国 (治國)
法国 (法國)
法国人 (法國人)
泰国 (泰國)
王国 (王國)
异国 (異國)
祖国 (祖國)
米国 (米國)
美国人 (美國人)
联合国 (聯合國)
兴国 (興國)
英国 (英國)
英国人 (英國人)
蒋经国 (蔣經國)
蜀国 (蜀國)
跨国 (跨國)
开国 (開國)
韩国人 (韓國人)
魏国 (魏國)
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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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