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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”

WordPinyinMeaning
自拍zì pāito 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.

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
拍摄 (拍攝)pāi shèto take (a picture); to shoot (a film)
拍照pāi zhàoto take a picture
照片zhào piànphotograph; 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.

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