• 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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  • 55th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.26% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 266 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. rán (ran2)correct • right • so • thus • like this • -ly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for rán (ran2)The component is pronounced as 'rán' (ran2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

依然 
居然 
果然 
然后 (然後)
突然 
竟然 
自然 
虽然 (雖然)

Uncommon

不然 
仍然 
偶然 
坦然 
大自然 
天然 
已然 
必然 
忽然 
悄然 
既然 
淡然 
然而 
理所当然 (理所當然)
当然 (當然)
突然间 (突然間)
茫然 
释然 (釋然)
顺其自然 (順其自然)
显然 (顯然)

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  • 36th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.34% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 221 words
  • Component in 41 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ér (er2)and • as well as • and so • but (not) • yet (not) • (indicates causal relation) • (indicates change of state) • (indicates contrast)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for ér (er2)The component is pronounced as 'ér' (er2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

反而 
然而 
而且 
而已 

Uncommon

不劳而获 (不勞而獲)
不期而遇 
不约而同 (不約而同)
不言而喻 
久而久之 
半途而废 (半途而廢)
可想而知 
因人而异 (因人而異)
因而 
失而复得 (失而復得)
从而 (從而)
时而 (時而)
死而后已 (死而後已)
满载而归 (滿載而歸)
继而 (繼而)
而今 
脱口而出 (脫口而出)
脱颖而出 (脫穎而出)
自然而然 
视而不见 (視而不見)
轻而易举 (輕而易舉)
周而复始 (週而復始)
进而 (進而)
适可而止 (適可而止)
随遇而安 (隨遇而安)

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  • 55th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.26% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 266 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. rán (ran2)correct • right • so • thus • like this • -ly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for rán (ran2)The component is pronounced as 'rán' (ran2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

依然 
居然 
果然 
然后 (然後)
突然 
竟然 
自然 
虽然 (雖然)

Uncommon

不然 
仍然 
偶然 
坦然 
大自然 
天然 
已然 
必然 
忽然 
悄然 
既然 
淡然 
然而 
理所当然 (理所當然)
当然 (當然)
突然间 (突然間)
茫然 
释然 (釋然)
顺其自然 (順其自然)
显然 (顯然)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.