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. 负 is the 690th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 38 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. fu4 - to bear/to carry (on one's back)/to turn one's back on/to be defeated/negative (math. etc)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

欺负 (欺負)
 ()
负担 (負擔)
负责 (負責)

Medium Frequency

胜负 (勝負)
抱负 (抱負)
背负 (揹負)
担负 (擔負)
肩负 (肩負)
自负 (自負)
负债 (負債)
负伤 (負傷)
负心 (負心)
负荷 (負荷)
负责人 (負責人)
负责任 (負責任)
负面 (負面)
超负荷 (超負荷)
辜负 (辜負)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.