自 zì

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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

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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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.

Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 自 zì in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
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