Meta:

  1. 自 is the 43rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 230 words.
  4. appears as a component in 34 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (self)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zi4 - from/self/oneself/since

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 自 (zi4): The component 自 is pronounced as 'zi4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

来自 (來自)
 
自己 

Medium Frequency

出自 
各自 
大自然 
独自 (獨自)
发自 (發自)
自主 
自作 
自信 
自个儿 (自個兒)
自制 
自助 
自助餐 
自动 (自動)
自卑 
自古 
自在 
自家 
自尊 
自从 (自從)
自恋 (自戀)
自我 
自拔 
自欺欺人 
自杀 (自殺)
自然 
自由 
自私 
自称 (自稱)
自行 
自行车 (自行車)
自觉 (自覺)
自豪 
自责 (自責)
自身 
亲自 (親自)
顺其自然 (順其自然)

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Meta:

  1. 信 is the 176th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 132 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (speech)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xin4 - letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess faith in/truthful/confidence/trust/at will/at random

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
信息 
相信 
短信 

Medium Frequency

信仰 
信任 
信心 
信念 
信用 
信用卡 
信号 (信號)
信誉 (信譽)
信赖 (信賴)
坚信 (堅信)
明信片 
自信 
诚信 (誠信)
迷信 
电信 (電信)
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.