自 zì — self; oneself
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zì zi4
Basic definition
Detailed explanation
noun
- (象形。小篆字形。象鼻形。“自”是汉字的一个部首。本义:鼻子)
- nose
- beginning
- origin e.g 自顷
pronoun
- self;oneself;one’s own e.g 自戕 自呈 · 自敝 · 自各儿 · 自凛 · 自引
preposition
- from;since e.g 自从
- at;in e.g 自诸 · 自余
adverb
- naturally e.g 自恁 · 自化 · 自可 · 自老
- originally;at first e.g 自可 · 自性 · 自合 · 自恁
- remain the same;as before
- personally;in person e.g 自鞫
- besides;in addition
conjunction
- if e.g 自这般
- even if
- but
- because
verb
- use;employ
- be;really
Related words
- 自己 oneself; self; own
- 自由 freedom; free
- 来自 to come from (a place)/From: (in email header)
- 自然 nature; naturally
- 自身 oneself; self; one's own person
- 自我 self; oneself; ego; selfhood; personal; self-
- 亲自 in person; personally
- 自觉 consciously; to realize; to be aware
- 各自 each; respectively
- 自治区 autonomous region
- 自主 to act for oneself/autonomous
- 自行车 bicycle; bike; cycle; push bike; two-wheeler
- 自从 since (a time point)
- 自动 automatic; voluntarily
- 自治 autonomy
- 自信 self-confidence
- 自愿 voluntary
- 自杀 to kill oneself/to commit suicide
- 自家 one's own (home/family); myself; my own
- 自豪 proud; proud of; self-respect