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自

zì
HSK 2

“Self” in Chinese is 自 (zì).

Other characters with the syllable zi: see all 9 →

Meaning

  • bound formself; oneself
  • from; since
  • naturally; as a matter of course

Example

我来自北京。

I am from Beijing.

From 来自 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 自

来自láizìto come from (a place)HSK 2自己zìjǐoneself; (attributive) one's ownHSK 2自由zìyóufreedom; libertyHSK 2大自然dàzìránnature (the natural world)HSK 2自行车zìxíngchēbicycle; bikeHSK 2各自gèzìeachHSK 3亲自qīnzìpersonallyHSK 3自从zìcóngsince (a time)HSK 3

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2般bānsortHSK 2板bǎnboardHSK 2办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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