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  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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  1. 怨 is the 1635th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 28 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (evening/unset), (second), (N/A), (heart)
Graphical :
=> , , , 𠁼,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yuan4 - to blame/to complain

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 怨 (yuan4): The component 夗 is pronounced as 'yuan4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 怨 (yuan4): The component 乚 is pronounced as 'ya4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

抱怨 

Medium Frequency

哀怨 
埋怨 
幽怨 
怨天尤人 
怨恨 
怨气 (怨氣)
怨言 
恩怨 
无怨无悔 (無怨無悔)

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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. 艾 is the 1289th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 21 words.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grass), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ai4 - surname Ai
  2. ai4 - Chinese mugwort or wormwood/to stop or cut short/phonetic "ai" or "i"/abbr. for 艾滋病[ai4 zi1 bing4], AIDS
  3. yi4 - to mow/to cut/to reap/to redress

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 艾 (ai4): The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 艾 (yi4): The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

自怨自艾 
 
艾滋 
艾滋病 

Medium Frequency

布宜诺斯艾利斯 (布宜諾斯艾利斯)
艾哈迈迪内贾德 (艾哈邁迪內賈德)
艾未未 
艾森豪威尔 (艾森豪威爾)
艾灸 
艾美奖 (艾美獎)
艾草 
艾叶 (艾葉)
艾迪 
艾青 
苦艾 
苦艾酒 
防艾 

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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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