自

zì

self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely

Radical: 自 HSK 4 p, r, d pictographic

Components & Etymology

自 decomposes into the following components:

目

Words containing 自

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 自.

三自
sān zì
abbr. for 三自愛國教會|三自爱国教会[san1 zi4 ai4 guo2 jiao4 hui4], Three-Self Patriotic Movement
亲自
qīn zì
personally
兀自
wù zì
(literary) still
出自
chū zì
to come from
发自
fā zì
to evolve from
各自
gè zì
each
尽自
jǐn zi
always
径自
jìng zì
without leave
擅自
shàn zì
without permission
暗自
àn zì
inwardly
来自
lái zì
to come from (a place)
源自
yuán zì
to originate from

Related characters (radical 自)

Characters that share the radical 自.

臬 臭 臱 臲

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