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
Ziliujing District, Zigong, Sichuan
self-cleaning (spark plug, oven etc); to cleanse oneself
natural selection
self-operated; to operate one's own business
laissez-faire
free port
private plot allocated to an individual on a collective farm
to hang oneself
private prosecution (law)
responsible for its profit and losses (of organization)
close the country to international intercourse
Sanjiang Dong autonomous county in Liuzhou liǔ zhōu, Guangxi
Sanjiang Dong autonomous county in Liuzhou liǔ zhōu, Guangxi
abbr. for sān zì ài guó jiào huì, Three-Self Patriotic Movement
Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
Sandu Shui Autonomous County in Guizhou
Sandu Shui Autonomous County, Guizhou
to confess without being pressed
not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
unable to control oneself; to be beside oneself
feel uncomfortable; uneasiness