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Chinese symbol for “autonomic”

自律
zì lǜ
self-discipline; self-regulation; autonomy (ethics); autonomic (physiology)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for autonomic is 自律 (zì lǜ), defined as: self-discipline; self-regulation; autonomy (ethics); autonomic (physiology).

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
律 lǜ
statute, principle, regulation
radical 60 ⼻ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 自律.

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
法律fǎ lǜlaw; 条 (tiáo), 套 (tào), 个 (gè)
规律 (規律)guī lǜrule (e.g. of science); law of behavior

See also: Japanese symbol for “autonomic”.

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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