Chinese symbol for “ego”
自我
zì wǒ
the self; oneself; self-; (psychology) ego
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ego is 自我 (zì wǒ), defined as: the self; oneself; self-; (psychology) ego.
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
Other Chinese words for “ego”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 自我.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 自由 | zì yóu | freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted |
| 来自 (來自) | lái zì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
| 自然 | zì rán | nature; natural |
| 自动 (自動) | zì dòng | automatic; voluntarily |
| 自身 | zì shēn | itself; oneself |
| 我们 (我們) | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves |
| 我国 (我國) | wǒ guó | my country; our country |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ego”.
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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