自

The character "自" has 6 strokes. "自" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "自" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "自" are "zì" . View the stroke order of "自">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "自"

pron.: self; oneself; one's own

adv.: certainly; of course; naturally

pref.: self; voluntary; of one's own accord

prep.: from; since

• self : n.自己；自我；个性；本性；私利；私心
• oneself : pron.自己；亲自；本人
• certainly : adv.无疑；确定地；没错；的确；确实；无可否认；确实如此
• of course : 当然
• naturally : adv.自然地；自然；当然；天然地；正常地；自然真实地；不做作地；自然而然地
• voluntary : adj.自愿的；志愿的；义务的；无偿的；随意的
• of one's own accord : 自愿地, 自动地
• from : prep.从… 起；始于；来自；从…来；从；由；离；防；因为；由于；与… 不同
• since : prep., conj., & adv.自从；从那以后；此后；既然；因为；之前；以前；由于

Form words with "自"

自发病 autopathy; idiopathy

自考生 candidate for the self-taught examinations

自第一天起 from the first day

自不用说 it goes without saying

自谴 blame oneself for one's error

自以为了不起 think oneself terrific; be self-important

自门前经过 pass the gate

家庭自拍电影 home movie

自媒体伦理 We Media ethics

自以为了不得 think oneself terrific; be self-important

自抬身价 put higher value on oneself

网络自搜 egosurfing; vanity searching; egosearching; egogoogling; autogoogling; self-googling

Example phrases using "自"

• 他自以为有靠山，就自鸣得意了。

  He thought it a feather in his cap to have a strong backing.

• 他自断弦后一直过着孤独的生活。

  He has lived a lonely life after his wife’s death.

• 她自以为了不起，听不得别人意见。

  She thinks herself too big to be admonished.

• 本条例自公布之日起施行。

  These regulations come into force upon proclamation.

• 自服用之日起，该药就可起到避孕作用。

  The pill protects against pregnancy from the first day of being taken.

• 自那一事件后，两国交恶。

  After that incident, the two countries became hostile to each other.

• 合同自6月1日起生效。

  The contract will become effective as from June 1.

• 自那个事件以后，这个国家的实力日趋没落。

  Since the event the power of the country has been on the wane/decline.

• 自去年起收益增加。

  The receipts have increased since last year.

• 他自以为了不起。

  He thinks himself very important.