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  1. 魏 is the 1646th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 14 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grain), (woman), (ghost/demon)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , 丿, , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. 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. wei4 - tower over a palace gateway (old)

Pronunciation Clues:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
魏国 (魏國)

Medium Frequency

北魏 
魏晋 (魏晉)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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