1. 擅
  2. 自

擅

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  1. 擅 is the 2372nd most frequent character.
  2. 擅 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 擅 appears as a character in 3 words.
  4. 擅 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
擅 => 扌, 亶
Radical :
擅 => 扌 (hand), 亠 (lid), 回 (N/A), 日 (sun/day), 一 (one)
Graphical :
擅 => 亅, 二, 一, 丶, 回, 口, 一, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shan4 - without authority/to usurp/to arrogate to oneself/to monopolize/expert in/to be good at

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 擅 (shan4): The component 亶 is pronounced as 'dan3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 擅 (shan4): The component 扌 is pronounced as 'shou3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

擅长 (擅長)

Medium Frequency

擅 
擅自 

自

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

Decomposition:

Once :
自 => 目, 丶
Radical :
自 => 自 (self)
Graphical :
自 => 口, 二, 丶

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 
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)

Appears In:

自 also appears in:
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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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