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| Image | Script | Character | Meaning |
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| 自 |
Level 2
【zì】 self | oneself | from | since |
自 can be used as:
部首 Chinese Radical
自 is a pictograph Character which depicts the shape of human nose. Its original meaning is "nose". Chinese characters with the radical 自 are usually related to "nose", such as "臭".
2 HSK Characters with the radical 自.
自: Used as a Component in Characters
4 HSK Characters contain 自 as a component, but not as a radical.
词根 Word Root
The original meaning of 自 is nose. Its meaning was gradually extend to "self, oneself, from, since, etc.". Later, the character 鼻 was created to mean "nose". 自 can be used to form compound words. When used as a root, 自 can express:
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zìxíngchē
2
bicycle
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zìjǐ
3
oneself | self | one's own
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láizì
4
come from
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zìrán
4
nature | natural world
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zìxìn
4
self-confident
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zìbèi
4
provide for oneself
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zìdòng
5
automatic | automatically | spontaneous | voluntarily |
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máosuízìjiàn
5
recommend oneself | offer one's own services | offer oneself for a position
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qīnzì
5
in person
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gèzì
5
each | by oneself | respective
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zìcóng
5
since
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zìháo
5
pride | take pride in | be proud of
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zìjué
5
be aware of | conscientious
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zìsī
5
selfish
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zìyóu
5
freedom | liberty
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zìyuàn
5
volunteer | voluntarily | of one's own free will | of one's own accord
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zìfā
6
spontaneous
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zìlìgēngshēng
6
self-reliance | self-dependence
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zìzhǔ
6
autonomously
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zìbēi
6
feel oneself inferior | be self-abased
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shànzì
6
arbitrarily | do sth. without authorization | take the liberty
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sīzì
6
privately | secretly | without permission
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zìmǎn
6
complacent | self-satisfied | self-contented