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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zì | zi4
English translation
from
self
oneself
since
self; private, personal; from

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About 自 zì

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Number of strokes

6

Radical frequency

34

Traditional form

自 zì

Contains the radical

自 zì

Part of speech

Preposition / 介词 jiè cí Jiècí

Learning hint

A nose; in China, people refer to themselves by pointing to their noses

Etymology of 自 zì

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿻目 mù ？

Explanation

Pictograph of a nose. Original form of 鼻 bí (nose). In China, when people point to themselves, they typically point to their nose.

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Example sentences using 自 zì

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他 tā 则 zé 相当 xiāngdāng 克制 kèzhì 自己 zìjǐ ,不 bù 声张 shēng zhāng 地 de 与 yú 她 tā 分 fēn 了 le 手 shǒu .

He was so moderate as to leave her without noise.

她 tā 叹 tàn 了 le 口 kǒu 气 qì , 站 zhàn 了 le 起来 qǐlai , 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ 地 de 拉 lā 好 hǎo 裙子 qúnzi ,摸 mō 平头 píng tóu 发 fā .

She sighed, stood up, automatically adjusted her skirt and smoothed her hair.

他 tā 只 zhǐ 想 xiǎng 大声 dà shēng 叫 jiào 一阵 yī zhèn , 他 tā 觉 jiào 得 dé 自己 zìjǐ 快要 kuài yào 憋 biē 得 dé 透不过气来 lái 了 le .

He wanted to shout; he was suffocating.

他 tā 自 zì 夸 kuā 他 tā 的 de 优点 yōudiǎn .

He bragged about [ of ] his merits.

年头 nián tóu 好 hǎo 时 shí ,他 tā 会 huì 发现自己赚钱 zhuàn qián .

He'll probably find himself in pocket in a good year.

Words with 自 zì

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
自己 zìjǐ oneself自己 zìjǐ
自 zì self自 zì
来自 láizì to come from (a place)來自
自然 zìrán nature自然 zìrán
自由 zìyóu freedom自由 zìyóu
自我 zì wǒ self-自我 zì wǒ
自杀 zì shā to kill oneself自殺
自从 zìcóng since (a time)自從
自身 zì shēn itself自身 zì shēn
亲自 qīnzì personally親自
自动 zìdòng automatic自動
自信 zìxìn self-confidence自信 zìxìn
独自 dú zì alone獨自
各自 gèzì each各自 gèzì
自行车 zìxíngchē bicycle自行車
自主 zìzhǔ independent自主 zìzhǔ
自豪 zìháo proud (of one's achievements etc)自豪 zìháo
自觉 zìjué conscious自覺
自愿 zìyuàn voluntary自願
自私 zìsī selfish自私 zìsī
自行 zì xíng voluntary自行 zì xíng
自称 zì chēng to call oneself自稱
自治区 zì zhì qū autonomous region, namely: Inner Mongolia 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区 Nèi měng gǔ Zì zhì qū , Guangxi 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū , Tibet 西藏自治區|西藏自治区 Xī zàng Zì zhì qū , Ningxia 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区 Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū , Xinjiang 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区 Xīn jiāng Wéi wú ěr Zì zhì qū 自治區
出自 chū zì to come from出自 chū zì
自在 zì zai free自在 zì zai

自 zì Decomposition & Compounds

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自 zì Decomposition

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自 zì Compounds

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