search
Learn How to Write Chinese Characters (Hanzi)
Search Chinese characters via handwriting

How to write

Animated Stroke Order of

Learn to write the Chinese character "" by watching the stroke order animation of "".

自 stroke order animation

Stroke by Stroke: Writing Order

Master the Chinese character '' stroke by stroke with visual step-by-step instructions.

自 step-by-step stroke order diagrams

Follow the Calligraphy Master: Writing '' Step-by-Step

Learn the proper way to write the Chinese character '' through a video tutorial with a calligraphy teacher. Follow the Calligraphy Master's Step-by-Step Guide to Write the Chinese Character ''. You can download the printable handwriting worksheets below and practice writing together with pen and paper.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheets

Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of ""
Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 自
Download the worksheet in PNG format
Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of ""
Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 自
Download the worksheet in PNG format

Meaning of

Pinyin
Radical
Strokes
6
Definition
from / self / oneself / since
Usage
★★★★★
自 [zì] 1. 本人,己身。 Self; oneself; one's own. 2. 从,由。 From; since. 3. 当然。 Naturally. 4. 假。 If. 名 (Noun): 本义: 鼻子 Original meaning: Nose. 1. 同本义 (En. nose) 1. Same as the original meaning (En. nose). 2. 始; 开头 (En. beginning) 2. Beginning (En. beginning). 3. 起源 (En. origin) 3. Origin (En. origin). 用 [yòng]: 1. 用 (En. use; employ) 1. Use (En. use; employ). 是 [shì]: 2. 是 (En. be; really) 2. Is (En. be; really). 代 (Pronoun): 自己,自我; 本身 (En. self; oneself; one's own) Self; oneself; one's own. 介 (Preposition): 1. 由; 从 (En. from; since) From; since. 2. 在; 于 (En. at; in) At; in. 副 (Adverb): 1. 自然,当然 (En. naturally) Naturally. 2. 本是; 本来 (En. originally; at first) Originally; at first. 3. 仍旧,依然 (En. remain the same; as before) Remain the same; as before. 4. 亲自 (En. personally; in person) Personally; in person. 5. 别自、另外 (En. besides; in addition) Besides; in addition. 动 (Verb): 1. 用 (En. use; employ) Use; employ. 2. 是 (En. be; really) Is; really.
zì chuī zì léi
to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)
jiù yóu zì qǔ
to have only oneself to blame (idiom) / to bring trouble through one's own actions
zì jiù
blame oneself / rebuke oneself
gè zì
each / respective / apiece
zì xù
Self-report
zì gǔ
(since) ancient times / (from) time immemorial
nán nán zì yǔ
to mumble to oneself
Kā lǎ qìn Zuǒ yì Měng gǔ zú Zì zhì xiàn
Harqin Left Mongol autonomous county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳, Liaoning
zì cháo
to mock oneself / to laugh at oneself
zì wǒ jiě cháo
to refer to one's foibles or failings with self-deprecating humor
Ēn shī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu
Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in Hubei
zì jué fén mù
to dig one's own grave
Lán píng Bái zú Pǔ mǐ zú Zì zhì xiàn
Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan
zì gān duò luò
to abandon oneself (idiom) / to let oneself go
zì rán huán jìng
natural environment
广西 Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in South Central China, on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂[Gui4], capital Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2] / until 1959, Guangxi province
Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧|宁[Ning2], capital Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Ying2 chuan1]
zì kuā
to boast
zì rú
unobstructed / unconstrained / smoothly / with ease / freely
wàng zì zūn dà
ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance
kuáng wàng zì dà
arrogant and conceited
wàng zì fěi bó
to be unduly humble (idiom) / to undervalue oneself
zì shǐ zhì zhōng
from start to finish (idiom)
zì yú
to amuse oneself
zì yú xìng
self-entertainment
zì bēi
feeling inferior / self-abased
zì bēi gǎn
inferiority feeling
zì wèi
self-defense
zì wèi duì
self-defense force / the Japanese armed forces
zì xiè
self-discharging
zì gào fèn yǒng
to volunteer for / to offer to undertake
zì miǎn
to encourage oneself
zì dòng huà
automation
zì zhì qū
autonomous region, namely: Inner Mongolia 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区, Guangxi 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区, Tibet 西藏自治區|西藏自治区, Ningxia 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区, Xinjiang 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区
Kè zī lè sū Kē ěr kè zī zì zhì zhōu
Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang
Gān zī Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu
Garze or Kandze, Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: dkar mdzes bod rigs rang skyong khul), formerly in Kham province of Tibet, present Sichuan
zì jǐ
oneself / one's own
zì rán zāi hài
natural disaster
zì xún duǎn jiàn
commit suicide / seek one's own destruction
zì yòu
since childhood
zì zūn
self-respect / self-esteem / ego / pride
zì zūn xīn
self-respect / self-esteem / ego
zì jìn
to kill oneself / suicide
zì jū
to consider oneself as / to believe oneself to be
Liáng shān Yí zú zì zhì zhōu
Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
Wǔ fēng Tǔ jiā zú Zì zhì xiàn
Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County in Hubei
zì zhì zhōu
autonomous prefecture
bù néng zì jǐ
Can't own
fā xiàn zì jǐ
find oneself / discover oneself
zì yǐ
Self
zì dài
to bring one's own / BYO / (of software) preinstalled
zì shì
self-esteem / self-reliance / overconfident / conceited
yōng rén zì rǎo
lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom) / fig. to get upset over nothing / to make problems for oneself
lián jié zì lǜ
clean, honest and self-disciplined
zì bào zì qì
to abandon oneself to despair / to give up and stop bothering
Wēi níng Yí zú Huí zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn
Weining Yi, Hui and Miao autonomous county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[Bi4 jie2 di4 qu1], Guizhou
Hóng hé Hā ní zú Yí zú zì zhì zhōu
Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture in Yunnan 雲南|云南
Chǔ xióng Yí zú zì zhì zhōu
Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture in central Yunnan, capital Chuxiong city 楚雄市
jìng zì
without leave / without consulting anyone
zì lǜ
self-discipline / self-regulation / autonomy (ethics) / autonomic (physiology)
Xīn jiāng Wéi wú ěr Zì zhì qū
Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region, abbr. 新, capital Urumqi or Ürümqi 烏魯木齊|乌鲁木齐
zì dòng
automatic / voluntarily
zì zhù
self-service
zì lì
self-excitation / autoexcitation
gāng bì zì yòng
obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
zì cǔn
to speculate / to ponder
gù yǐng zì lián
lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom) / fig. alone and dejected
mén xīn zì wèn
to ask oneself honestly / to search in one's heart
yí rán zì dé
happy and content (idiom)
zì liàn
narcissism
zì xún fán nǎo
to bring trouble on oneself (idiom)
yōu rán zì dé
leisurely
yōu xián zì zài
leisure
zì cán xíng huì
to feel ashamed of one's inferiority (idiom) / to feel inferior
xí guàn chéng zì rán
habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable / second nature
zì yù
self-healing / self-cure
zì kuì bù rú
ashamed of being inferior (idiom) / to feel inferior to others
zì yuàn
voluntary
liáo yǐ zì wèi
to find some consolation (idiom) / to find relief in
zì wèi
to console oneself / to masturbate / onanism / masturbation
Lǐ Zì chéng
Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty
zì wǒ
self- / ego (psychology)
zì wǒ pī píng
self-criticism
zì zhǎo
to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions / you asked for it / to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant)
zì zhǎo má fan
to ask for trouble / to invite difficulties
zì zhǎo kǔ chī
to bring trouble on oneself
zì bá
to free oneself / to extricate oneself from a difficult situation
bù néng zì bá
cannot help oneself / unable to extricate oneself
zì rán xuǎn zé
natural selection
zì chí
control oneself / restrain oneself / exercise self-restraint
zì zhì xiàn
autonomous county
zì mìng bù fán
to think too much of oneself / self-important / arrogant
zì zhì jī guān
governing body of an autonomous territory
zhāi zì
select from
shàn zì
without permission / of one's own initiative
zì yóu tǐ cāo
floor (gymnastics)
Mò lì Dá wǎ Dá wò ěr zú Zì zhì qí
Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia
zì xuán
spinning / spin
Huán rén Mǎn zú Zì zhì xiàn
Huanren Manchu autonomous county in Benxi 本溪, Liaoning
zì gù bù xiá
be busy enough with one's own affairs

Same Pronunciation Characters

Same Radical Characters

Easier Access
No need to remember the website address or type any Chinese characters. Simply scan the QR code for easier access to this page. Alternatively, you can quickly access this page by clicking to copy and paste the URL.
Input Method for
Pinyin zi4
Wubi
thd
Cangjie
hbu
Zhengma
nl
Four Corner
26000
Unicode
U+81ea
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category
More Languages

All Chinese stroke order images, animations, videos, and printable worksheets on this website are free for personal or classroom use. Please indicate the source and URL of the website when using them.

本网站上所有的汉字笔顺图片、动画、视频和可打印的练习材料,免费供个人或课堂使用。使用时请署名并标注引用网址。