HanziCraft - Information on 自,古,以,来

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自

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

Decomposition:

Once :

自 => 目, 丶

Radical :

自 => 自 (self)

Graphical :

自 => 口, 二, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

zi4 - from/self/oneself/since

Pronunciation Clues:

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)

Medium Frequency

独自 (獨自)

发自 (發自)

自个儿 (自個兒)

自动 (自動)

自从 (自從)

自恋 (自戀)

自杀 (自殺)

自称 (自稱)

自行车 (自行車)

自觉 (自覺)

自责 (自責)

亲自 (親自)

顺其自然 (順其自然)

Appears In:

自 also appears in:

自息首夏咱鼻臭厦媳嗅嘎熄螅瘪夔憩镍戛溴嗄臬糗洎邊郋邉鷱臮脜詯臯螑衟鎴

古

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古 is the 509th most frequent character.
古 has 2 dictionary entries.
古 appears as a character in 117 words.
古 appears as a component in 28 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :

古 => 十, 口

Radical :

古 => 十 (ten), 口 (mouth)

Graphical :

古 => 一, 丨, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

Gu3 - surname Gu
gu3 - ancient/old/paleo-

Pronunciation Clues:

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

复古 (復古)

Medium Frequency

亘古 (亙古)

内蒙古 (內蒙古)

古来 (古來)

古时 (古時)

古时候 (古時候)

古朴 (古樸)

古筝 (古箏)

古装剧 (古裝劇)

古诗 (古詩)

古语 (古語)

古迹 (古跡)

古风 (古風)

古龙 (古龍)

盘古 (盤古)

自古以来 (自古以來)

茶马古道 (茶馬古道)

远古 (遠古)

Appears In:

古 also appears in:

克故苦居胡固姑估枯咕辜沽骷轱钴祜鸪蛄诂牯嘏怙岵罟酤跍鴣秙

以

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以 is the 23rd most frequent character.
以 has 2 dictionary entries.
以 appears as a character in 101 words.
以 appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :

以 => No glyph available, 人

Radical :

以 => 乚 (second), 丶 (dot), 人 (human)

Graphical :

以 => 乚, 丶, 人

Pinyin & Meaning:

Yi3 - abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
yi3 - to use/according to/so as to/by means of/in order to/by/with/because

Pronunciation Clues:

Pronunciation clue for 以 (yi3): The component 乚 is pronounced as 'ya4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

以后 (以後)

Medium Frequency

以来 (以來)

以为 (以為)

难以 (難以)

Appears In:

以 also appears in:

似拟苡姒笖

来

Previous (中)Next (上)

Meta:

来 is the 15th most frequent character.
来 has 1 dictionary entry.
来 appears as a character in 174 words.
来 appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :

来 => 未, 丷

Radical :

来 => 木 (tree), 一 (one), 丷 (eight/divide)

Graphical :

来 => 一, 丨, 八, 一, 丷

Pinyin & Meaning:

lai2 - to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next

Pronunciation Clues:

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

来自 (來自)

出来 (出來)

原来 (原來)

回来 (回來)

起来 (起來)

越来越 (越來越)

Medium Frequency

上来 (上來)

下来 (下來)

以来 (以來)

来到 (來到)

来回 (來回)

来年 (來年)

来源 (來源)

来临 (來臨)

来说 (來說)

来电 (來電)

传来 (傳來)

到来 (到來)

如来 (如來)

将来 (將來)

带来 (帶來)

后来 (後來)

从来 (從來)

想来 (想來)

拿来 (拿來)

接下来 (接下來)

未来 (未來)

本来 (本來)

用来 (用來)

看来 (看來)

进来 (進來)

过来 (過來)

醒来 (醒來)

Appears In:

来 also appears in:

莱睐涞徕崃赉铼

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.