(abbreviation) The Three-Self Patriotic Movement, referring to the state-sanctioned Protestant church in mainland China.

Student activities involving self-governance, self-reliance, and self-study (自治 zì​zhì、自立 zì​lì、自学 zì​xué)

The virtues of self-reliance, self-discipline, and self-improvement (自立 zì​lì、自律 zì​lǜ、自强 zì​qiáng)

Referring to the policy of "Three-Self and One-Contract" 三自一包 sān​zì​yī​bāo in mainland China during the early 1960s, which included plots for private use, free markets, and enterprises responsible for their own profit and loss