自
zì
self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
- Strokes
- 6
- Level
- HSK 2 · TOCFL Novice 2
- Frequency
- No. 83
How to write 自, stroke by stroke
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What 自 means
(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
Pictographic: A nose; in China, people refer to themselves by pointing to their noses
Made of 目
Words with 自
- 自己zì jǐoneself; one's own
- 自由zì yóufreedom; liberty; free; unrestricted
- 来自lái zìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)
- 自杀zì shāto kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide
- 自然zì ránnature; natural; naturally
- 自从zì cóngsince (a time); ever since
- 亲自qīn zìpersonally; in person; oneself
- 自我zì wǒself-; ego (psychology)
- 独自dú zìalone
- 自豪zì háoproud (of one's achievements etc)
- 自信zì xìnto have confidence in oneself; self-confidence
- 自私zì sīselfish; selfishness
自 in a sentence
wǒ huì bù gāo xìng ， dàn wǒ bú huì zì shā 。
I'd be unhappy, but I wouldn't kill myself.
zhào gù hǎo nǐ zì jǐ 。
Take good care of yourself.
zì yóu de běn zhì jiù shì shù xué 。
The essence of liberty is mathematics.
wǒ men guó jiā bì xū kāi fā zì rán zī yuán 。
Our country must develop its natural resources.
zì wǒ huái yí shì cōng ming de dì yī biāo zhì 。
To have doubts about oneself is the first sign of intelligence.