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Pictograph of a nose. Original form of 鼻 (nose). In China, when people point to themselves, they typically point to their nose.
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Historical Evolution
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
自 [zì]
self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely
Japanese
prefix
- self-
- from (a time or place)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
自 さつか
Satsuka surname
自 みず
Mizu female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
自己 [zìjǐ] #73
oneself
来自 [láizì] #710
to come from (a place)
来自 [láizì] #710
to come from (a place)
自然 [zìrán] #1,241
nature
自由 [zìyóu] #810
freedom
自我 [zìwǒ] #1,429
self-
自杀 [zìshā] #1,009
to kill oneself
自杀 [zìshā] #1,009
to kill oneself
自从 [zìcóng] #1,171
since (a time)
自从 [zìcóng] #1,171
since (a time)
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 自分 [じぶん] #61
myself
⭐ 自分で [じぶんで] #376
by myself
⭐ 自由 [じゆう] #439
freedom
⭐ 自身 [じしん] #658
(one's) self
⭐ 自然 [しぜん] #771
nature
⭐ 自ら [みずから] #846
oneself
⭐ 自信 [じしん] #906
self-confidence
⭐ 自覚 [じかく] #1,773
self-consciousness
⭐ 自体 [じたい] #1,783
itself
自分でも [じぶんでも] #1,908
I, myself
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KOREAN WORDS (103)
자기 #237
his; her; he; she
자가 #2,246
one's own house
자유 #2,458
freedom
각자 #2,667
each; individual
자신 #2,695
self; oneself
자동차 #3,137
car; automobile
자살 #3,754
suicide; self-murder; self-destruction
자동 #7,621
automatic operation; automatic movement
자아 #11,312
ego
자연 #11,921
nature
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