Memory phrase for the character: 自

自

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Meaning

self, oneself, since, from

Pronunciation

 zì

Explanation

 Eye 目 with an emphasis ノ

Mnemonic
 
The accented (= emphasized) eye shows the own self.

Radicals

自 selfThe Radical shows an eye 目 and has an emphasis ノ to express that the own person is meant.
丶 dotIn many languages (such as French), short strokes are used above the letters to express an emphasis. This stroke 丶 is used in the mnemonics accordingly.
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 Vocabulary

衍生物 yǎn shēng wù  
自恃 zì shì  self esteem; self reliance; over confident; conceited
自驾租赁 zì jià zū lìn  self-drive hire (of a car etc)
自忖 zì cǔn  to speculate; to ponder
自惭形秽 zì cán xíng huì  to feel ashamed of one's inferiority (idiom); to feel inferior
自惭形秽 zì cán xíng huì  
自惭形秽 zì cán xíng huì  
怡然自得 yí rán zì dé  happy and content (idiom)
擅自 shàn zì  without permission; of one's own initiative
自取其咎 zì qǔ qí jiù  to have only oneself to blame (idiom); to bring trouble through one's own actions
自溺 zì nì  to drown oneself
自溺 zì nì  

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