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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

自 zì
self; private, personal; from
radical 132 ⾃ · 6 strokes
我 wǒ
I, me, my; our, us
radical 62 ⼽ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “ego”

WordPinyinMeaning
自尊zì zūnself-respect; self-esteem
自尊心zì zūn xīnself-respect; self-esteem

Related words

Other words that share a character with 自我.

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
我们 (我們)wǒ menwe; us; ourselves
我国 (我國)wǒ guómy 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.