HanziCraft - Information on 自,然

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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)

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自 also appears in:

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然

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然 is the 55th most frequent character.
然 has 1 dictionary entry.
然 appears as a character in 153 words.
然 appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :

然 => 肰, 灬

Radical :

然 => 月 (moon), 犬 (dog), 灬 (fire)

Graphical :

然 => 冂, 二, 人, 一, 丶, 灬

Pinyin & Meaning:

ran2 - correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly

Pronunciation Clues:

Pronunciation clue for 然 (ran2): The component 肰 is pronounced as 'ran2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

然后 (然後)

虽然 (雖然)

Medium Frequency

理所当然 (理所當然)

当然 (當然)

突然间 (突然間)

释然 (釋然)

顺其自然 (順其自然)

显然 (顯然)

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然 also appears in:

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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