• 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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  • 136th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.15% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 90 words
  • Component in 24 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yóu (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

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

理由 
由于 (由於)
自由 

Uncommon

任由 
由来 (由來)
由衷 
听天由命 (聽天由命)
路由器 
身不由己 

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  • 532nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 120 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
watercliffboxNo glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. pài (pai4)clique • school • group • faction • to dispatch • to send • to assign • to appoint • pi (Greek letter Ππ) • the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926 • (loanword) pie

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

派出所 
派对 (派對)

Uncommon

作派 
保守派 
做派 
印象派 
反动派 (反動派)
反对派 (反對派)
反派 
右派 
学派 (學派)
学院派 (學院派)
左派 
帮派 (幫派)
指派 
新派 
乐天派 (樂天派)
正派 
气派 (氣派)
派克 
派出 
派生 
派遣 
派头 (派頭)
流派 
特派 
特派员 (特派員)
现代派 (現代派)
自由派 
苹果派 (蘋果派)
门派 (門派)
党派 (黨派)

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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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