自 (zì) — Chinese Character

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

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 自.

三自

sān zì

亲自

qīn zì

兀自

wù zì

出自

chū zì

发自

fā zì

各自

gè zì

尽自

jǐn zi

径自

jìng zì

擅自

shàn zì

暗自

àn zì

来自

lái zì

源自

yuán zì

Characters that share the radical 自.

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