• 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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  • 650th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 84 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ruò (ruo4)to seem • like • as • if

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

倘若 
若干 

Uncommon

假若 
冷若冰霜 
受宠若惊 (受寵若驚)
口若悬河 (口若懸河)
呆若木鸡 (呆若木雞)
大智若愚 
如若 
安之若素 
宛若 
恍若 
旁若无人 (旁若無人)
欣喜若狂 
自若 
若是 
若无其事 (若無其事)
若然 
若隐若现 (若隱若現)
虚怀若谷 (虛懷若谷)
视若无睹 (視若無睹)
趋之若鹜 (趨之若鶩)
郭沫若 

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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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