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恣
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indulge oneself

HSK 10
Human →Actions
zì
シ
ほしいまま
자
Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 次 represents the sound.
Components
心 heart+ 次 next =
恣 indulge oneself
心 Meaning component
xīn heart
次 Phonetic component
cì next
order, sequence
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Notes
Similar Characters
寧 calm (trad/jp)应 ought (simp)忌 shun忍 endure忐 timorous忑 nervous忒 excessive志 aspiration忘 forget忞 messy忠 loyal念 miss忽 suddenly忿 get态 bearing (simp)怂 arouse (simp)怎 how?怒 anger思 think怠 negligent
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
恣
Regular
Modern
Chinese
恣 [zì]
to abandon restraint; to do as one pleases; comfortable (dialect)
Japanese
恣 、 擅 、 縦 、 肆 ほしいまま 同音
adj-na usually kana selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (11)
恣意 [zì​yì] #31,438
without restraint
恣意妄为 [zì​yì​wàng​wéi] #42,783
to behave unscrupulously
恣意妄为 [zì​yì​wàng​wéi] #42,783
to behave unscrupulously
恣肆 [zì​sì] #54,426
unrestrained
恣情 [zì​qíng] #64,072
to indulge in something to one's heart's content
恣行无忌 [zì​xíng​wú​jì] #75,560
to behave recklessly
恣行无忌 [zì​xíng​wú​jì] #75,560
to behave recklessly
恣意行乐 [zì​yì​xíng​lè]
to abandon restraint and have a fling (idiom)
恣意行乐 [zì​yì​xíng​lè]
to abandon restraint and have a fling (idiom)
恣欲 [zì​yù]
to follow lustful desires
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JAPANESE WORDS (8)
恣意的 [しいてき] #38,546
arbitrary
恣にする [ほしいままにする] #65,206
to abuse
恣 [ほしいまま] #67,257
selfish
恣意 [しい] #81,551
arbitrariness
放恣 [ほうし] #84,810
licentious
恣意性 [しいせい] #150,024
arbitrariness
恣心 [ししん]
selfish, self-indulgent heart
驕恣 [きょうし]
being proud and self-willed