Meta:

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

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (self)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zi4 - from/self/oneself/since

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. 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)
 
自己 

Medium Frequency

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 
自由 
自私 
自称 (自稱)
自行 
自行车 (自行車)
自觉 (自覺)
自豪 
自责 (自責)
自身 
亲自 (親自)
顺其自然 (順其自然)

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Meta:

  1. 轉 is the 376th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 146 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (car), (ten), (sun/day), (line), No glyph available, (thumb)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , 𠂉, 𠂇, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhuan3 - to convey/to forward (mail)/to transfer/to turn/to shift
  2. zhuan4 - to revolve/to turn/to circle about/to walk about/classifier for turns: revs/classifier for repeated actions

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 轉 (zhuan3): The component 專 is pronounced as 'zhuan1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 轉 (zhuan4): The component 專 is pronounced as 'zhuan1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
转发 (轉發)
转盘 (轉盤)
转给 (轉給)
转身 (轉身)
转载 (轉載)

Medium Frequency

中转 (中轉)
反转 (反轉)
右转 (右轉)
回心转意 (回心轉意)
回转 (回轉)
天旋地转 (天旋地轉)
好转 (好轉)
婉转 (婉轉)
左转 (左轉)
打转 (打轉)
扭转 (扭轉)
旋转 (旋轉)
晕头转向 (暈頭轉向)
流转 (流轉)
目不转睛 (目不轉睛)
翻转 (翻轉)
辗转 (輾轉)
辗转反侧 (輾轉反側)
转世 (轉世)
转动 (轉動)
转化 (轉化)
转台 (轉台)
转向 (轉向)
转告 (轉告)
转圈 (轉圈)
转型 (轉型)
转基因 (轉基因)
转好 (轉好)
转学 (轉學)
转弯 (轉彎)
转悠 (轉悠)
转战 (轉戰)
转折 (轉折)
转折点 (轉折點)
转换 (轉換)
转播 (轉播)
转会 (轉會)
转机 (轉機)
转眼 (轉眼)
转移 (轉移)
转而 (轉而)
转行 (轉行)
转角 (轉角)
转变 (轉變)
转让 (轉讓)
转卖 (轉賣)
转账 (轉賬)
转车 (轉車)
转转 (轉轉)
转运 (轉運)
转达 (轉達)
转头 (轉頭)
回转 (迴轉)
逆转 (逆轉)
运转 (運轉)

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Meta:

  1. 軸 is the 2433rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 23 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (car), (two), (line), (container)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhou2 - axis/axle
  2. zhou4 - see 壓軸戲|压轴戏[ya1 zhou4 xi4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 軸 (zhou2): The component 由 is pronounced as 'you2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 軸 (zhou4): The component 由 is pronounced as 'you2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

主轴 (主軸)
卷轴 (卷軸)
对称轴 (對稱軸)
 ()
轴承 (軸承)

Medium Frequency

中轴 (中軸)
中轴线 (中軸線)
传动轴 (傳動軸)
地轴 (地軸)
压轴戏 (壓軸戲)
画轴 (畫軸)
线轴 (線軸)
自转轴 (自轉軸)
车轴 (車軸)
轴线 (軸線)
轴距 (軸距)
轮轴 (輪軸)
转轴 (轉軸)
连轴转 (連軸轉)
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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