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

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Words containing 自

Word Meaning
automatically; involuntary
buffet; self-service meal
self-service
to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife
to ask oneself honestly; to search in one's heart
to ask for trouble; to invite difficulties
to think oneself clever (idiom)
tap water; running water
act on one's own; decide by oneself
independent; to stand on one's own feet; to support oneself
to defend oneself; self-defense; self-preservation
to kill oneself; suicide
(dialect) oneself; by oneself
delusions of grandeur; megalomania; egomania
to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)
from start to finish (idiom)
can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
nature; the natural world
free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely
self-immolation
spontaneous combustion
to free oneself
self-control; to control oneself; automated
to abandon oneself to despair
one of us; one's own people; those on our side