Learn the stroke order of the Chinese character "自"

The character "自" has 6 strokes. Its radical is "自". View the introduction of "自"

Let's take a look at the stroke order of "自."

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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

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.

Explanation of Chinese character strokes

The types of Chinese character strokes refer to the classification of basic strokes that make up Chinese characters. According to traditional classification methods, the types of Chinese character strokes can be divided into eight major categories, namely: horizontal, vertical, left-falling, right-falling, dot, lifting, hook, and turning. Here is a brief explanation of each type of stroke:

Horizontal: A straight line segment from left to right, such as the character "一".

Vertical: A vertical line segment from top to bottom, such as the character "丨".

Left-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the left, such as the character "丿".

Right-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the right, such as the character "乀".

Dot: A small dot, such as the character "丶".

Lifting: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and bends to the right, such as the character "㇀".

Hook: A hook shape formed at the end of a stroke, such as the character "亅".

Turning: A shape where the stroke turns in the middle, such as the character "乛".

These types of strokes can be combined to form complex Chinese characters, each composed of different strokes. Understanding the types of Chinese character strokes is very important for writing and recognizing Chinese characters.