• 43rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.32% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 230 words
  • Component in 34 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (zi4)from • self • oneself • since

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (zi4)The component is pronounced as '' (zi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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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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  • 332nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 124 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chuán (chuan2)to pass on • to spread • to transmit • to infect • to transfer • to circulate • to conduct (electricity)
2. zhuàn (zhuan4)biography • historical narrative • commentaries • relay station

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chuán (chuan2)The component is pronounced as 'zhuān' (zhuan1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhuàn (zhuan4)The component is pronounced as 'zhuān' (zhuan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

High Frequency

上传 (上傳)
 ()
传奇 (傳奇)
传统 (傳統)
传说 (傳說)

Medium Frequency

传人 (傳人)
传来 (傳來)
传出 (傳出)
传动 (傳動)
传单 (傳單)
传媒 (傳媒)
传情 (傳情)
传感器 (傳感器)
传承 (傳承)
传授 (傳授)
传播 (傳播)
传染 (傳染)
传染病 (傳染病)
传球 (傳球)
传给 (傳給)
传闻 (傳聞)
传声筒 (傳聲筒)
传言 (傳言)
传记 (傳記)
传输 (傳輸)
传送 (傳送)
传达 (傳達)
传递 (傳遞)
传销 (傳銷)
外传 (外傳)
宣传 (宣傳)
据传 (據傳)
正传 (正傳)
水浒传 (水滸傳)
流传 (流傳)
相传 (相傳)
自传 (自傳)
遗传 (遺傳)
阿甘正传 (阿甘正傳)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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