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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 自恃.
| 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 |
| 有恃无恐 (有恃無恐) | yǒu shì wú kǒng | secure in the knowledge that one has backing |
| 恃强凌弱 (恃強凌弱) | shì qiáng líng ruò | see 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.