• 43rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.32% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 666 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

Common

来自 (來自)
自己 

Uncommon

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 
自然而然 
自由 
自私 
自称 (自稱)
自习 (自習)
自行 
自行车 (自行車)
自觉 (自覺)
自言自语 (自言自語)
自豪 
自责 (自責)
自身 
亲自 (親自)
顺其自然 (順其自然)

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  • 1165th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 56 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. pāi (pai1)to pat • to clap • to slap • to swat • to take (a photo) • to shoot (a film) • racket (sports) • beat (music)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for pāi (pai1)The component is pronounced as 'bái' (bai2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

拍摄 (拍攝)
拍照 

Uncommon

偷拍 
合拍 
实拍 (實拍)
抓拍 
拍出 
拍客 
拍戏 (拍戲)
拍手 
拍打 
拍拖 
拍案 
拍片 
拍卖 (拍賣)
翻拍 
自拍 
开拍 (開拍)

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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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