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Chinese symbol for “autobiography”

自传
zì zhuàn
Traditional: 自傳
autobiography

The closest CC-CEDICT match for autobiography is 自传 (zì zhuàn), defined as: autobiography.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

自 zì
self; private, personal; from
radical 132 ⾃ · 6 strokes
传 zhuàn
to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “autobiography”

WordPinyinMeaning
自述zì shùto recount in one's own words; autobiography

Related words

Other words that share a character with 自传.

WordPinyinMeaning
自己zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
自由zì yóufreedom; liberty; free; unrestricted
来自 (來自)lái zìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)
自然zì ránnature; natural
自动 (自動)zì dòngautomatic; voluntarily
自身zì shēnitself; oneself
传统 (傳統)chuán tǒngtradition; traditional
宣传 (宣傳)xuān chuánto disseminate; to give publicity to

See also: Japanese symbol for “autobiography”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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