自
See also: 白, 目, and 且
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Han character
自 (Kangxi radical 132, 自+0, 6 strokes, cangjie input 竹月山 (HBU), four-corner 26000, composition ⿱丿目)
- Kangxi radical #132, ⾃.
Derived characters
- Appendix:Chinese radical/自
- 㑑, 咱, 垍, 𡜍, 𢙆, 𭠪, 洎, 𤝼, 𣑉, 𥏆, 𥒕, 𮕼, 𦍾, 𮎌, 詯(𬣰), 𨈻, 郋, 𦧗, 䫁
- 𧠆, 𭎗, 𪥴, 𢍂, 息, 𣳻, 辠, 𣯝, 𮮴, 鼻, 𩳈, 𧑉, 𭃙, 𭓫, 㞒, 𤯣, 𫊡, 𪊰, 𡇝
- 憩, 瘪, 癟, 㿜, 邉
References
- KangXi: page 1000, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30095
- Dae Jaweon: page 1452, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3046, character 1
- Unihan data for U+81EA
Chinese
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Glyph origin
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Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Ancient script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
Characters in the same phonetic series (自) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
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郋 | *ɡiːl |
自 | *ɦljids |
洎 | *krids, *ɡrids |
臮 | *ɡrids |
垍 | *ɡrids |
詯 | *qʰʷlɯːls, *ɡʷlɯːls |
Originally a pictogram (象形) of a nose; in China (and East Asia) one points at one’s nose to indicate oneself, hence an ideogram (指事) of “self”.
The original meaning of “nose” has been replaced by 鼻.
Pronunciation
Definitions
自
- self, oneself; one's own
- 自顧自/自顾自 ― zìgùzì ― each minding his own business; each for himself
- certainly, of course
- personally
- since; from
- 自左而右 ― zì zuǒ ér yòu ― from left to right
Compounds
Derived terms from 自
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Japanese
Kanji
自
(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)
- self, oneself
Readings
- Go-on: じ (ji, Jōyō)
- Kan-on: し (shi, Jōyō)
- Tō-on: つ (tsu)
- Kun: みずから (mizukara, 自ら, Jōyō)←みづから (midukara, historical); おのずから (onozukara, 自ずから)←おのづから (onodukara, historical); おのずから (onozukara, 自ら); おのずと (onozuto, 自ずと)←おのづと (onoduto, historical); より (yori, 自り)
- Nanori: より (yori)
Compounds
Compounds
- 自慰 (jii)
- 自演 (jien): starring in a movie or play one is also directing
- 自我 (jiga)
- 自画 (jiga): self-portrait
- 自戒 (jikai): self-admonishment
- 自覚 (jikaku)
- 自棄 (jiki)
- 自己 (jiko)
- 自在 (jizai)
- 自作 (jisaku)
- 自殺 (jisatsu): suicide
- 自賛 (jisan): self-praise
- 自主 (jishu)
- 自首 (jishu)
- 自信 (jishin)
- 自身 (jishin)
- 自責 (jiseki)
- 自然 (shizen)
- 自尊 (jison)
- 自体 (jitai)
- 自治 (jichi)
- 自答 (jitō)
- 自動, 自働 (jidō)
- 自分 (jibun)
- 自暴 (jibō): despair
- 自問 (jimon)
- 自由 (jiyū)
- 自力 (jiriki)
- 自立 (jiritsu)
- 自律 (jiritsu)
- 各自 (kakuji)
- 独自 (dokuji)
Korean
Hanja
自 (eumhun 스스로 자 (seuseuro ja))
- Hanja form? of 자 (“self”).
Compounds
Derived terms
- 자주 (自主, jaju)
- 자주 (自註, jaju)
- 자동차 (自動車, jadongcha)
Okinawan
Kanji
自
(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)
Readings
- On: じ (ji)
Compounds
- 自由 (jiyū)
Vietnamese
Han character
自: Hán Nôm readings: tự, từ, tợ
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Proper noun
自
- Sawndip form of sw