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
Subei Mongol autonomous county in Jiuquan jiǔ quán, Gansu
Sunan Yuguzu autonomous county in Gansu
Sunan Yuguzu autonomous county in Gansu
Wolong Nature Reserve in Sichuan, China
Wolong Nature Reserve in Sichuan, China
Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture in Gansu
Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture in Gansu
needless to say; it goes without saying
to not need dwell on (idiom)
ability to make one's own decisions
autonomic nervous system
autonomic nervous system
autonomous system
autonomous system
unpaid pro-government internet supporter
unpaid online pro-China supporter
to panic; (idiom) to lose one's head; to go to pieces
to panic; (idiom) to lose one's head; to go to pieces
to be opinionated; to believe oneself infallible (idiom)
act on one's own; decide without asking others
to imagine that one's love is reciprocated
to think oneself clever (idiom)
to reap what one has sown (idiom)
always; from the beginning; to come of one's own accord
always; from the beginning; to come of one's own accord