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
mechanical pencil; propelling pencil
automatic clutch
automatic clutch
jukebox; nickelodeon
jukebox; nickelodeon
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
inferiority complex
inferiority complex
dump truck
dump truck
to self-reflect; to introspect; (math.) reflexive
to invite (trouble); to court (disaster)
to court disaster (idiom); to dig one's own grave
to court disaster (idiom); to dig one's own grave
since ancient times
variant of zì gě r
to volunteer for; to offer to undertake
self-righteous; think oneself better
to ask oneself; to search one's soul
to refer to oneself as
to amuse oneself; (slang) to have fun by oneself
to consider oneself as being not as good as the others
to consider oneself as being not as good as the others
to make a story or theory consistent