自

Derived characters

 * Appendix:Chinese radical/自

Glyph origin
Originally a of a nose; in China (and East Asia) one points at one’s nose to indicate oneself, hence an  of “self”.

The original meaning of “nose” has been replaced by.

Definitions

 * 1) self, oneself; one's own
 * 2) certainly, of course
 * 3) personally
 * 4) since; from
 * 1) since; from

Descendants
Others:

Kanji

 * 1) self, oneself

Compounds

 * : starring in a movie or play one is also directing
 * : self-portrait
 * : self-admonishment
 * : suicide
 * : self-praise
 * : despair
 * : suicide
 * : self-praise
 * : despair
 * : suicide
 * : self-praise
 * : despair
 * : despair
 * : despair
 * : despair
 * : despair
 * : despair
 * : despair
 * : despair
 * : despair
 * : despair
 * : despair
 * : despair
 * : despair
 * : despair