1. 自
  2. 由
  3. 基

自

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Meta:

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

Decomposition:

Once :
自 => 目, 丶
Radical :
自 => 自 (self)
Graphical :
自 => 口, 二, 丶

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 
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)

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

由

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Meta:

  1. 由 is the 136th most frequent character.
  2. 由 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 由 appears as a character in 33 words.
  4. 由 appears as a component in 24 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
由 => No glyph available, 凵
Radical :
由 => 二 (two), 丨 (line), 凵 (container)
Graphical :
由 => 二, 丨, 凵

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. you2 - to follow/from/it is for...to/reason/cause/because of/due to/to/to leave it (to sb)/by (introduces passive verb)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

理由 
由 
自由 

Medium Frequency

由于 (由於)
由衷 
路由器 
身不由己 

Appears In:

由 also appears in:
油抽宙迪届邮袖庙轴笛釉铀胄柚岫妯鼬蚰舳鲉紬軸鈾鮋

基

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Meta:

  1. 基 is the 280th most frequent character.
  2. 基 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 基 appears as a character in 104 words.
  4. 基 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
基 => 其, 土
Radical :
基 => 甘 (sweet), 一 (one), 八 (eight/divide), 土 (earth)
Graphical :
基 => 艹, 二, 一, 八, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ji1 - base/foundation/basic/radical (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 基 (ji1): The component 其 is pronounced as 'qi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 基 (ji1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

基地 
基本 
基本上 
基础 (基礎)
基金 
肯德基 
诺基亚 (諾基亞)

Medium Frequency

地基 
基 
基因 
基层 (基層)
基于 (基於)
基本功 
基本点 (基本點)
基准 (基準)
基督 
基督徒 
基督教 
基石 
基站 
基调 (基調)
基金会 (基金會)
基点 (基點)
巴基斯坦 
朱镕基 (朱鎔基)
柴可夫斯基 
根基 
比基尼 
氨基酸 
维基 (維基)
维基百科 (維基百科)
自由基 
兰博基尼 (蘭博基尼)
赫尔辛基 (赫爾辛基)
转基因 (轉基因)
高尔基 (高爾基)

Appears In:

基 also appears in:
禥
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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