Chinese symbol for “oneself”
自己
zì jǐ
oneself; (attributive) one's own
The closest CC-CEDICT match for oneself is 自己 (zì jǐ), defined as: oneself; (attributive) one's own.
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 “oneself”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自 | zì | (bound form) self; oneself; from; since |
| 自家 | zì jiā | oneself; one's own family |
| 个人 (個人) | gè rén | an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own |
| 自我 | zì wǒ | the self; oneself; self-; (psychology) ego |
| 亲身 (親身) | qīn shēn | personally; oneself; (of experience) firsthand |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 自己.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 知己 | zhī jǐ | to know oneself; to be intimate or close |
| 己方 | jǐ fāng | our side; one's own (side etc) |
| 异己 (異己) | yì jǐ | dissident; alien |
See also: Japanese symbol for “oneself”.
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.