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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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Meta:

  1. 鳴 is the 1678th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 29 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (mouth), (bird)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ming2 - to cry (of birds)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一鸣惊人 (一鳴驚人)
共鸣 (共鳴)
 ()

Medium Frequency

奏鸣曲 (奏鳴曲)
耳鸣 (耳鳴)
自鸣得意 (自鳴得意)
轰鸣 (轟鳴)
雷鸣 (雷鳴)
鸟鸣 (鳥鳴)
鸣笛 (鳴笛)
鸣谢 (鳴謝)

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Meta:

  1. 得 is the 39th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 157 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (step), (sun/day), (one), (thumb)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , 𠂇, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. de2 - to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper/suitable/proud/contented/to allow/to permit/ready/finished
  2. de5 - structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
  3. dei3 - to have to/must/ought to/to need to

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 得 (de2): The component 㝵 is pronounced as 'de2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 得 (de5): The component 㝵 is pronounced as 'de2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 得 (dei3): The component 㝵 is pronounced as 'de2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
得到 
获得 (獲得)
觉得 (覺得)

Medium Frequency

不得不 
不得了 
值得 
取得 
得意 
得瑟 
得知 
心得 
懂得 
舍得 (捨得)
晓得 (曉得)
记得 (記得)
变得 (變得)
赢得 (贏得)
难得 (難得)
显得 (顯得)

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Meta:

  1. 意 is the 104th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 195 words.
  4. appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sound), (heart)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , 𠁼,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yi4 - Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]
  2. yi4 - idea/meaning/thought/to think/wish/desire/intention/to expect/to anticipate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 意 (yi4): The component 音 is pronounced as 'yin1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

任意 
创意 (創意)
在意 
好意思 
如意 
意外 
意思 
意义 (意義)
意见 (意見)
惬意 (愜意)
注意 
满意 (滿意)
万事如意 (萬事如意)
愿意 (願意)

Medium Frequency

一心一意 
不经意 (不經意)
中意 
主意 
人意 
介意 
假意 
全心全意 
出乎意料 
出人意料 
刻意 
同意 
善意 
大意 
天意 
失意 
好意 
寓意 
得意 
心意 
心满意足 (心滿意足)
情意 
恶意 (惡意)
 
意味 
意境 
意大利 
意志 
意想不到 
意料 
意气相投 (意氣相投)
意犹未尽 (意猶未盡)
意识 (意識)
意愿 (意願)
爱意 (愛意)
故意 
新意 
有意 
有意思 
乐意 (樂意)
没意思 (沒意思)
注意力 
潜意识 (潛意識)
无意 (無意)
特意 
玩意 
玩意儿 (玩意兒)
生意 
留意 
真意 
睡意 
称心如意 (稱心如意)
肆意 
诗意 (詩意)
诚意 (誠意)
随意 (隨意)
顺意 (順意)

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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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