1. 擅
  2. 自

擅

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  • 2372nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 3 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
擅→
扌亶
2Radical
擅→
扌hand亠lid回N/A日sun/day一one
3Graphical
擅→
亅二一丶回口一一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shàn (shan4)without authority • to usurp • to arrogate to oneself • to monopolize • expert in • to be good at

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 擅 shàn (shan4)The component 亶 is pronounced as 'dǎn' (dan3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 擅 shàn (shan4)The component 扌 is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

擅长 (擅長)

Medium Frequency

擅 
擅自 
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自

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  • 43rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.32% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 230 words
  • Component in 34 characters

Decomposition

1Once
自→
目丶
2Radical
自→
自self
3Graphical
自→
口二丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zì (zi4)from • self • oneself • since

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 自 zì (zi4)The component 自 is pronounced as 'zì' (zi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

自 also appears in:
自息首夏咱鼻臭厦媳嗅嘎熄螅瘪夔憩镍戛溴嗄臬糗洎邊郋邉鷱臮脜詯臯螑衟鎴

Example Words

High Frequency

来自 (來自)
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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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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