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  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. 私 is the 1021st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 46 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grain), (private)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. si1 - personal/private/selfish

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 私 (si1): The component 厶 is pronounced as 'si1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

私人 
自私 
隐私 (隱私)

Medium Frequency

无私 (無私)
 
私下 
私事 
私募 
私吞 
私奔 
私家 
私家车 (私家車)
私密 
私心 
私情 
私房 
私欲 
私自 
私藏 
私处 (私處)
私语 (私語)
缉私 (緝私)
自私自利 

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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. 利 is the 155th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 230 words.
  4. appears as a component in 9 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grain), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Li4 - surname Li
  2. li4 - sharp/favorable/advantage/benefit/profit/interest/to do good to/to benefit

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
利用 
利益 
胜利 (勝利)
大吉大利 
意大利 
战利品 (戰利品)
权利 (權利)
福利 
顺利 (順利)

Medium Frequency

不利 
亨利 
便利 
利事 
利刃 
利器 
利害 
利尿 
利己 
利市 
利弊 
利息 
利于 (利於)
利是 
利比亚 (利比亞)
利润 (利潤)
利物浦 
利率 
利禄 (利祿)
利索 
利落 
利马 (利馬)
功利 
胜利者 (勝利者)
势利 (勢利)
匈牙利 
吉利 
名利 
哈利 
多利 
失利 
奥利奥 (奧利奧)
奥地利 (奧地利)
安利 
专利 (專利)
急功近利 
意大利人 
意大利面 
叙利亚 (敘利亞)
智利 
暴利 
有利 
比利 
比利时 (比利時)
水利 
法拉利 
流利 
净利润 (淨利潤)
澳大利亚 (澳大利亞)
犀利 
获利 (獲利)
玛利亚 (瑪利亞)
盈利 
福利院 
维多利亚 (維多利亞)
自私自利 
复利 (複利)
返利 
锋利 (鋒利)
飞利浦 (飛利浦)
高利贷 (高利貸)
麻利 

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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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