Chinese symbol for “selfie”

自拍照

zì pāi zhào

selfie

The closest CC-CEDICT match for selfie is 自拍照 (zì pāi zhào), defined as: selfie.

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

拍 pāi

to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm

radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes

照 zhào

to shine, to reflect, to illuminate

radical 86 ⽕ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “selfie”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
自拍	zì pāi	to take a picture or video of oneself; to take a selfie; a selfie

Related words

Other words that share a character with 自拍照.

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
拍摄 (拍攝)	pāi shè	to take (a picture); to shoot (a film)
拍照	pāi zhào	to take a picture
照片	zhào piàn	photograph; 张 (zhāng),幅 (fú)

See also: Japanese symbol for “selfie”.

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.