self; oneself; from

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 43rd character
Radical ⾃ (132.0)
Strokes 6
Index # 477

Definitions

自 zì
  1. 1. self
  2. 2. oneself
  3. 3. from
  4. 4. since
  5. 5. naturally
  6. 6. surely

Stroke order

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Words containing 自

Word Meaning
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
to come from (a place); From: (in email header)
Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan
Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan
security automation
security automation
to be oneself
overbearing; pride
always; always regardless (of anything)
always; always regardless (of anything)
free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
Yuanjiang Hani Yi Dai autonomous county
Yuanjiang Hani Yi Dai autonomous county, Yunnan
cellular automaton
cellular automaton
Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang
Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang
younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China
road bike; racing bicycle
road bike; racing bicycle
there is a reason for it; (of sth) not incidental