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Strokes 6
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Mandarin zì
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自 zì (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course
Results beginning with 自
自己 zì jǐ oneself / one's own
自动 zì dòng automatic / voluntarily
自然 zì rán nature / natural / naturally
自由 zì yóu freedom / liberty / free / unrestricted / CL:種|种[zhong3]
自我 zì wǒ self- / ego (psychology)
自身 zì shēn itself / oneself / one's own
自行 zì xíng voluntary / autonomous / by oneself / self-
自主 zì zhǔ independent / to act for oneself / autonomous
自信 zì xìn to have confidence in oneself / self-confidence
自从 zì cóng since (a time) / ever since
自拍 zì pāi to take a picture or video of oneself / to take a selfie / selfie
自杀 zì shā to kill oneself / to commit suicide / to attempt suicide
自觉 zì jué to realize / to be aware of / to feel that / to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself) / responsible / predisposed to do the right thing / considerate of others
自负 zì fù conceited / to take responsibility
自学 zì xué self-study / to study on one's own
自有 zì yǒu (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc) / one's own (apartment, brand etc)
自助 zì zhù self-service
自愿 zì yuàn voluntary
自称 zì chēng to call oneself / to claim to be / to profess / to claim a title
自在 zì zai comfortable / at ease
自带 zì dài to bring one's own / BYO / (of software) preinstalled
自豪 zì háo proud (of one's achievements etc)
自律 zì lu:4 self-discipline / self-regulation / autonomy (ethics) / autonomic (physiology)
自家 zì jiā oneself / one's own family
自制 zì zhì self-made / improvised / homemade / handmade
自古 zì gǔ (since) ancient times / (from) time immemorial
自私 zì sī selfish / selfishness
自认 zì rèn to believe (sth in relation to oneself) / to regard oneself as / to acknowledge (sth in relation to oneself) / to resign oneself to
自如 zì rú unobstructed / unconstrained / smoothly / with ease / freely
自尊 zì zūn self-respect / self-esteem / ego / pride
自发 zì fā spontaneous
自治 zì zhì autonomy
自卑 zì bēi to have low self-esteem / to abase oneself
自理 zì lǐ to take care of oneself / to provide for oneself
自责 zì zé to blame oneself
自此 zì cǐ since then / henceforth
自慰 zì wèi to console oneself / to masturbate / onanism / masturbation
自费 zì fèi at one's own expense / self-funded
自强 zì qiáng to strive for self-improvement
自立 zì lì independent / self-reliant / self-sustaining / to stand on one's own feet / to support oneself
自幼 zì yòu since childhood
自传 zì zhuàn autobiography
自救 zì jiù to get oneself out of trouble
自选 zì xuǎn to choose by oneself / free to choose / optional / self-service
自述 zì shù to recount in one's own words / autobiography / written self-introduction
自嘲 zì cháo to mock oneself / to laugh at oneself
自营 zì yíng self-operated / to operate one's own business
自拔 zì bá to free oneself / to extricate oneself from a difficult situation
自大 zì dà arrogant
自创 zì chuàng to create / to come up with (an idea etc)
自恋 zì liàn narcissism
自卫 zì wèi to defend oneself / self-defense
自控 zì kòng automated / automatically regulated / to control oneself / self-control
自找 zì zhǎo to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions / you asked for it / to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant)
自作 zì zuò to act for oneself / to view oneself (as clever, virtuous, attractive)
自备 zì bèi to provide one's own... / own / self-provided / self-contained
自贡 Zì gòng see 自貢市|自贡市[Zi4gong4 Shi4]
自重 zì zhòng to conduct oneself with dignity / to be dignified / deadweight
自首 zì shǒu to give oneself up / to surrender (to the authorities)
自白 zì bái confession / to make clear one's position or intentions / to brag
自尽 zì jìn to kill oneself / suicide
自来 zì lái from the beginning / always / to come of one's own accord
自保 zì bǎo to defend oneself / self-defense / self-preservation
自问 zì wèn to ask oneself / to search one's soul / to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter
自得 zì dé contented / pleased with one's position
自检 zì jiǎn to act with self-restraint / to examine oneself / to perform a self-test
自若 zì ruò calm / composed / at ease
自爆 zì bào to explode / spontaneous detonation / self-detonation / suicide bombing / to disclose private matters about oneself
自居 zì jū to consider oneself as / to believe oneself to be
自娱 zì yú to amuse oneself
自习 zì xí to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons) / to study in one's free time / individual study
自爱 zì ài self-respect / self-love / self-regard / regard for oneself / to cherish one's good name / to take good care of one's health
自诩 zì xǔ to pose as / to flaunt oneself as / to boast of / to brag
自荐 zì jiàn to recommend oneself (for a job)
自取 zì qǔ to help oneself to (food) / to invite (trouble) / to court (disaster)
自修 zì xiū to study on one's own / self-study
自傲 zì ào arrogance / proud of sth
自省 zì xǐng to examine oneself / to reflect on one's shortcomings / introspection / self-awareness / self-criticism
自命 zì mìng to consider oneself to be (sth positive)
自导 zì dǎo self-guided / autonomous
自焚 zì fén self-immolation
自毁 zì huǐ to destroy one's (reputation etc) / (of a device etc) to self-destruct
自打 zì dǎ (coll.) since
自诉 zì sù private prosecution (law) / (of a patient) to describe (one's symptoms)
自恃 zì shì self-esteem / self-reliance / overconfident / conceited
自转 zì zhuàn (of a celestial body) to rotate on its own axis
自燃 zì rán spontaneous combustion
自残 zì cán to mutilate oneself / self-harm
自封 zì fēng to proclaim oneself (sth) / to give oneself the title of / self-appointed / self-styled / to limit oneself to / to isolate oneself
自夸 zì kuā to boast
自满 zì mǎn complacent / self-satisfied
自给 zì jǐ self-reliant
自刎 zì wěn to commit suicide by cutting one's own throat
自序 zì xù author's preface / autobiographical notes as introduction to a book
自相 zì xiāng mutual / each other / one another / self-
自视 zì shì to view oneself
自缢 zì yì to hang oneself
自忖 zì cǔn to speculate / to ponder
自足 zì zú self-sufficient / satisfied with oneself
自便 zì biàn to do as one pleases / to not inconvenience oneself
自新 zì xīn to reform oneself / to mend one's ways and start life anew
自欺 zì qī to deceive oneself
自谦 zì qiān modest / self-deprecating
自勉 zì miǎn to encourage oneself
自决 zì jué self-determination
自旋 zì xuán (physics) spin (of a particle)
自养 zì yǎng self-sustaining / economically independent (of state aid, foreign subsidy etc)
自戕 zì qiāng to commit suicide
自查 zì chá to inspect oneself / to carry out a self-inspection
自沉 zì chén to scuttle (a ship) / to drown oneself
自乘 zì chéng (math.) to multiply (a number) by itself / to raise (a number) to a power / (esp.) to square (a number)
自持 zì chí to control onself / to exercise self-restraint / self-sustaining
自渎 zì dú masturbation / to masturbate
自反 zì fǎn to introspect / to self-reflect / (math.) reflexive
自高 zì gāo to be proud of oneself
自个 zì gě oneself / by oneself
自各 zì gě variant of 自個|自个[zi4 ge3] / oneself / by oneself
自宫 zì gōng to castrate oneself
自嗨 zì hāi (slang) to have fun by oneself / to amuse oneself
自黑 zì hēi (Internet slang) to make fun of oneself
自悔 zì huǐ to regret / to repent
自驾 zì jià to drive oneself somewhere
自洁 zì jié to cleanse oneself / to sanctify oneself / self-cleaning (spark plug, oven etc)
自矜 zì jīn to boast / to blow one's own horn
自经 zì jīng (literary) to hang oneself
自举 zì jǔ bootstrapping
自况 zì kuàng to compare oneself / to view oneself as
自摸 zì mō (mahjong) to self-draw the winning tile / (slang) to play with oneself / to masturbate
自馁 zì něi to lose confidence / to be disheartened
自溺 zì nì to drown oneself
自排 zì pái automatic transmission
自启 zì qǐ (of a machine, app etc) to start on its own / to autostart
自洽 zì qià logically consistent / to make sense
自谴 zì qiǎn to blame oneself / self-recrimination
自始 zì shǐ from the outset / ab initio
自失 zì shī at a loss
自言 zì yán to say (sth that relates to oneself)
自研 zì yán (of an organization etc) to independently develop (a technology or product)
自要 zì yào so long as / provided that
自抑 zì yì to control oneself
自淫 zì yín masturbation
自用 zì yòng to have (sth) for one's own use / (literary) to be opinionated
自游 zì yóu to travel alone (i.e. not with a tourist group)
自喻 zì yù to refer to oneself as
自语 zì yǔ to talk to oneself
自愈 zì yù to heal oneself / to repair itself / self-healing
自指 zì zhǐ self-reference
自专 zì zhuān to act arbitrarily / to act for oneself
自装 zì zhuāng self-loading (weapon, tape deck etc)
自酌 zì zhuó to enjoy a cup of wine by oneself
Approximate Results for 自
来自 lái zì to come from (a place) / From: (in email header)
各自 gè zì each / respective / apiece
亲自 qīn zì personally / in person / oneself
独自 dú zì alone
擅自 shàn zì without permission
出自 chū zì to come from
暗自 àn zì inwardly / to oneself / secretly
源自 yuán zì to originate from
发自 fā zì to evolve from
私自 sī zì private / personal / secretly / without explicit approval
径自 jìng zì without leave / without consulting anyone
兀自 wù zì (literary) still / yet
迳自 jìng zì on one's own / without consulting others
犹自 yóu zì (literary) still / yet
傲自 ào zì pride / overbearing
尽自 jǐn zi always / always regardless (of anything)
蒙自 Méng zì Mengzi county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
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
译自 yì zì translation from / loan from (e.g. English word)
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你自己 nǐ zì jǐ yourself
他自己 tā zì jǐ himself
大自然 dà zì rán nature (the natural world)
全自动 quán zì dòng automatic action / full automatic
她自己 tā zì jǐ herself
不自觉 bù zì jué unaware / unconscious of sth
不自在 bù zì zai uneasy / ill at ease
不自然 bù zì rán unnatural / artificial
半自动 bàn zì dòng semiautomatic
李自成 Lǐ Zì chéng Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty
超自然 chāo zì rán supernatural
朱自清 Zhū Zì qīng Zhu Ziqing (1898-1948), poet and essayist
张自忠 Zhāng Zì zhōng Zhang Zizhong (1891-1940), Chinese National Revolutionary Army general during the Second Sino-Japanese War
非自然 fēi zì rán unnatural / occult
龚自珍 Gōng Zì zhēn Gong Zizhen (1792-1841), Chinese man of letters, calligrapher and poet
性自决  sexual self-determination
性自主  sexual autonomy
性自由  sexual freedom
半自发  semi-automatic action
被自杀 bèi zì shā a death claimed to be a suicide by the authorities
不自量 bù zì liàng not take a proper measure of oneself / to overrate one's own abilities
核自旋 hé zì xuán nuclear spin
马自达 Mǎ zì dá Mazda, Japanese car make (derived from name Matsuda 松田) / also known as 萬事得|万事得
蒙自县 Méng zì xiàn Mengzi county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
其自身 qí zì shēn one's own (respective) / proprietary
使自主 shǐ zì zhǔ empowerment
我自己 wǒ zì jǐ myself / my own
吴自牧 Wú Zì mù Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty
张自烈 Zhāng Zì liè Zhang Zilie (1597-1673), Ming dynasty scholar, author of Zhengzitong 正字通[Zheng4 zi4 tong1]
做自己 zuò zì jǐ to be oneself
AK自动枪  automatic Kalashnikov
不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ (idiom) can't help but / involuntarily
情不自禁 qíng bù zì jīn (idiom) cannot refrain from / cannot help / cannot but
喃喃自语 nán nán zì yǔ to mumble to oneself
独立自主 dú lì zì zhǔ independent and autonomous (idiom) / self-determination / to act independently / to maintain control over one's own affairs
沾沾自喜 zhān zhān zì xǐ immeasurably self-satisfied
无地自容 wú dì zì róng (idiom) ashamed and unable to show one's face
言论自由 yán lùn zì yóu freedom of speech
扪心自问 mén xīn zì wèn to ask oneself honestly / to search in one's heart
好自为之 hǎo zì wéi zhī to do one's best / to shape up / to fend for oneself / you're on your own
各自为政 gè zì wéi zhèng to do things each in one's own way
毛遂自荐 Máo Suì zì jiàn Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom) / to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 / of the Warring states)
不攻自破 bù gōng zì pò (of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc) / to be discredited
泰然自若 tài rán zì ruò cool and collected (idiom) / showing no sign of nerves / perfectly composed
怡然自得 yí rán zì dé happy and content (idiom)
洁身自好 jié shēn zì hào clean-living and honest (idiom) / to avoid immorality / to shun evil influence / to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble / to keep one's hands clean
咎由自取 jiù yóu zì qǔ (idiom) to have only oneself to blame / to bring trouble through one's own actions
妄自菲薄 wàng zì fěi bó to be unduly humble (idiom) / to undervalue oneself
放任自流 fàng rèn zì liú to let sb do whatever they want / to indulge / to give free reins to / to let things slide / to drift aimlessly / laissez-faire
作茧自缚 zuò jiǎn zì fù to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom) / enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist by his own petard
刚愎自用 gāng bì zì yòng obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
妄自尊大 wàng zì zūn dà ridiculous self-importance (idiom) / arrogance
不打自招 bù dǎ zì zhāo to confess without being pressed / to make a confession without duress
夜郎自大 Yè láng zì dà lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom) / fig. foolish conceit
监守自盗 jiān shǒu zì dào to embezzle
聊以自慰 liáo yǐ zì wèi to find some consolation (idiom) / to find relief in
闭关自守 bì guān zì shǒu close the country to international intercourse
玩火自焚 wán huǒ zì fén to play with fire and get burnt (idiom) / fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences / to get one's fingers burnt
谈笑自若 tán xiào zì ruò to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened / to remain cheerful (despite a crisis)
故步自封 gù bù zì fēng stuck in the old ways (idiom) / refusing to acknowledge new ideas / stagnating and conservative
听其自然 tīng qí zì rán to let things take their course / to take things as they come
敝帚自珍 bì zhǒu zì zhēn to value the broom as one's own (idiom) / to attach value to sth because it is one's own / a sentimental attachment
安闲自得 ān xián zì dé feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
安闲自在 ān xián zì zai leisurely and free (idiom) / carefree and at ease
悲不自胜 bēi bù zì shèng unable to control one's grief (idiom) / overwrought / overcome with sorrow / heartbroken
不敢自专 bù gǎn zì zhuān not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
不能自已 bù néng zì yǐ unable to control oneself / to be beside oneself
不自量力 bù zì liàng lì (idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities
操纵自如 cāo zòng zì rú to operate (a machine etc) with ease
夫子自道 Fū zǐ zì dào appearing to be praising others while actually praising yourself / one's criticism of others exposes one's own faults
改过自新 gǎi guò zì xīn to reform and start afresh (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf
孤芳自赏 gū fāng zì shǎng lone flower admiring itself (idiom) / narcissism / self-love
顾盼自雄 gù pàn zì xióng to strut about feeling complacent (idiom)
顾影自怜 gù yǐng zì lián lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom) / fig. alone and dejected
悔过自新 huǐ guò zì xīn to repent and start afresh (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf
居功自傲 jū gōng zì ào satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom) / resting on one's laurels and despising others
狂妄自大 kuáng wàng zì dà arrogant and conceited
冷暖自知 lěng nuǎn zì zhī see 如人飲水，冷暖自知|如人饮水，冷暖自知[ru2 ren2 yin3 shui3 , leng3 nuan3 zi4 zhi1]
民族自决 mín zú zì jué self-determination
任其自然 rèn qí zì rán to let things take their course (idiom) / to leave it to nature / laissez-faire
善自为谋 shàn zì wéi móu to be good at working for one's own profit (idiom)
唾面自干 tuò miàn zì gān to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom) / to turn the other cheek / to drain the cup of humiliation
吐丝自缚 tǔ sī zì fù to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom) / enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist with his own petard
无师自通 wú shī zì tōng self-taught / to learn without a teacher (idiom)
逍遥自得 xiāo yáo zì dé doing as one pleases (idiom) / foot-loose and fancy free
逍遥自在 xiāo yáo zì zai free and at leisure (idiom) / unfettered / outside the reach of the law (of criminal) / at large
喜不自胜 xǐ bù zì shèng unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
应付自如 yìng fu zì rú to handle matters with ease (idiom) / to hold one's own
庸人自扰 yōng rén zì rǎo lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom) / fig. to get upset over nothing / to make problems for oneself
优游自得 yōu yóu zì dé free and at leisure (idiom) / unfettered
运用自如 yùn yòng zì rú to have a fluent command of (idiom)
造茧自缚 zào jiǎn zì fù to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom) / enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist with his own petard
航空自由  freedom of the air
水自给率  water self-sufficiency
单独自卫  individual self-defence / self-defence
住宿自理  living in non-UN provided accommodation
技术自决  Technological self-determination
集体自卫  collective self-defence
辅助自杀  doctor-assisted suicide / physician-assisted suicide / assisted suicide
基本自由  fundamental freedoms
经济自决  Economic self-determination
意见自由  freedom of opinion
高度自治  substantial autonomy
依法自动  automatically by law
半自耕农 bàn zì gēng nóng semi-tenant peasant / semi-owner peasant
卑以自牧 bēi yǐ zì mù (idiom) to conduct oneself humbly / modest
表达自由 biǎo dá zì yóu freedom of expression
表现自己 biǎo xiàn zì jǐ to express oneself / to give an account of oneself / to project oneself / to show off
剥夺自由 bō duó zì yóu deprivation of liberty
不请自来 bù qǐng zì lái to turn up without being invited / unsolicited
不说自明 bù shuō zì míng goes without saying / obvious / self-evident
不言自明 bù yán zì míng self-evident / needing no explanation (idiom)
出自肺腑 chū zì fèi fǔ from the bottom of one's heart (idiom)
地方自治 dì fāng zì zhì local autonomy / home rule
反躬自问 fǎn gōng zì wèn introspection / to ask oneself
公海自由 gōng hǎi zì yóu freedom of the high seas
后果自负 hòu guǒ zì fù to take responsibility for the consequences of risky behavior / to have only oneself to blame if things go badly
画地自限 huà dì zì xiàn lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom) / fig. to impose restrictions on oneself
回归自由 huí guī zì yóu freedom of return
挥洒自如 huī sǎ zì rú (idiom) to do (sth) with great aplomb
结社自由 jié shè zì yóu (constitutional) freedom of association
集会自由 jí huì zì yóu freedom of assembly
进退自如 jìn tuì zì rú free to come and go (idiom) / to have room to maneuver
来自天外 lái zì tiān wài Butsu
冷煖自知 lěng nuǎn zì zhī the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb) / self-awareness comes from within / to know best by personal experience
联合自强 lián hé zì qiáng to combine together for self-improvement / joint movement for self-strengthening
媒体自由 méi tǐ zì yóu freedom of the media
难以自已 nán yǐ zī yǐ cannot control oneself (idiom) / to be beside oneself
难以自已 nán yǐ zì yǐ cannot control oneself (idiom) / to be beside oneself
剖腹自杀 pōu fù zì shā hara-kiri
羟自由基 qiǎng zì yóu jī hydroxyl radical
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