Spot 危
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
危 component
wēi · dangerous, precarious; high
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 危
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue危Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 危.
跪=
𧾷
脆=
月
诡=
讠
桅=
木
詭=
言
臲=
臬
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 危 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
脆cuì
brittle
HSK 3.0 · L6脆弱cuìruòweak
HSK 3.0 · L6干脆gāncuìcandid
HSK 3.0 · L6跪guìto kneel
HSK 3.0 · L6诡计guǐjìtrick
HSK 3.0 · L7-9清脆qīngcuìsharp and clear
HSK 3.0 · L7-9三跪九叩sān guì jiǔ kòuto kneel three times and kowtow nine times
下跪xià guìto kneel
前桅qián wéiforemast
发脆fā cuìto become brittle
吊诡diào guǐbizarre
吊诡矜奇diào guǐ jīn qístrange and paradoxical