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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. 闭 is the 1265th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 27 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (gate), 𠂇 (left hand), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , 𠂇,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bi4 - to close/to stop up/to shut/to obstruct

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

封闭 (封閉)
 ()
闭上 (閉上)
闭嘴 (閉嘴)
闭关 (閉關)
关闭 (關閉)

Medium Frequency

倒闭 (倒閉)
密闭 (密閉)
紧闭 (緊閉)
自闭症 (自閉症)
闭合 (閉合)
闭塞 (閉塞)
闭幕 (閉幕)
闭门 (閉門)

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Meta:

  1. 症 is the 1256th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 60 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sickness), (one), (stop)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zheng4 - disease/illness
  2. zheng1 - abdominal tumor
  3. zheng4 - variant of 症[zheng4]/disease/illness

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 症 (zheng4): The component 正 is pronounced as 'zheng1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 症 (zheng4): The component 正 is pronounced as 'zheng1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 症 (zheng4): The component 正 is pronounced as 'zheng4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 症 (zheng4): The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 症 (zheng1): The component 正 is pronounced as 'zheng1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  6. Pronunciation clue for 症 (zheng1): The component 正 is pronounced as 'zheng4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  7. Pronunciation clue for 症 (zheng1): The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

强迫症 (強迫症)
后遗症 (後遺症)
恐惧症 (恐懼症)
症状 (症狀)
癌症 
综合症 (綜合症)

Medium Frequency

不孕症 
并发症 (併發症)
健忘症 
多动症 (多動症)
夜盲症 
失忆症 (失憶症)
孤独症 (孤獨症)
对症 (對症)
对症下药 (對症下藥)
尿毒症 
忧郁症 (憂鬱症)
抑郁症 (抑鬱症)
炎症 
焦虑症 (焦慮症)
疑难杂症 (疑難雜症)
病症 
 
症候群 
痴呆症 
症结 (癥結)
绝症 (絕症)
肥胖症 
自闭症 (自閉症)
重症 
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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