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Chinese symbol for “overconfident”

自恃
zì shì
self-esteem; self-reliance; overconfident; conceited

The closest CC-CEDICT match for overconfident is 自恃 (zì shì), defined as: self-esteem; self-reliance; overconfident; conceited.

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
恃 shì
to trust, to rely on; to presume
radical 61 ⼼ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 自恃.

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
有恃无恐 (有恃無恐)yǒu shì wú kǒngsecure in the knowledge that one has backing
恃强凌弱 (恃強凌弱)shì qiáng líng ruòsee 恃强欺弱 (shì qiáng qī ruò)

See also: Japanese symbol for “overconfident”.

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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