self, private, personal; from

DEFINITIONS

自 zì
  • self
  • oneself
  • from
  • since
  • naturally
  • surely

STROKES

WORDS

动化 zì dòng huà automation
命 zì mìng to consider oneself to be (sth positive)
我陶醉 zì wǒ táo zuì self-satisfied; self-imbued; narcissistic
由式 zì yóu shì freestyle (in sports)
然资源 zì rán zī yuán natural resource
不言明 bù yán zì míng self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
白 zì bái confession; to make clear one's position or intentions; to brag
居 zì jū to consider oneself as; to believe oneself to be
由泳 zì yóu yǒng freestyle swimming
语 zì yǔ to talk to oneself
独立主 dú lì zì zhǔ independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination; to act independently; to maintain control over one's own affairs
主权 zì zhǔ quán ability to make one's own decisions
嘲 zì cháo to mock oneself; to laugh at oneself
强 zì qiáng to strive for self-improvement
此 zì cǐ since then; henceforth
选 zì xuǎn to choose by oneself; free to choose; optional; self-service
泰然若 tài rán zì ruò cool and collected (idiom); showing no sign of nerves; perfectly composed
尊大 wàng zì zūn dà ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance
毛遂荐 máo suì zì jiàn Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom); to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states)
古 zì gǔ (since) ancient times; (from) time immemorial
由体操 zì yóu tǐ cāo floor (gymnastics)
洁身好 jié shēn zì hào clean-living and honest (idiom); to avoid immorality; to shun evil influence; to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble; to keep one's hands clean
修 zì xiū to study on one's own; self-study
学成才 zì xué chéng cái a self-made genius
画像 zì huà xiàng self-portrait