Read Edit View history 自 zì HSK2 (nose), self Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a nose. Original form of 鼻 (nose). In China, when people point to themselves, they typically point to their nose. Pinyin Separate values with commas zì × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 自 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 464, 831 ], [ 490, 815 ], [ 501, 800 ], [ 452, 694 ], [ 417, 636 ], [ 404, 626 ] ], [ [ 303, 633 ], [ 333, 597 ], [ 342, 534 ], [ 335, 272 ], [ 324, 140 ], [ 328, 74 ] ], [ [ 367, 609 ], [ 386, 599 ], [ 429, 607 ], [ 647, 662 ], [ 680, 647 ], [ 704, 622 ], [ 717, 128 ], [ 703, 86 ], [ 627, 104 ] ], [ [ 365, 421 ], [ 380, 434 ], [ 500, 458 ], [ 550, 466 ], [ 586, 461 ] ], [ [ 365, 272 ], [ 383, 283 ], [ 544, 312 ], [ 590, 304 ] ], [ [ 354, 93 ], [ 372, 108 ], [ 502, 125 ], [ 596, 135 ], [ 649, 125 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 427 626 Q 433 633 517 750 Q 530 772 553 791 Q 571 809 554 824 Q 535 837 503 843 Q 473 849 461 842 Q 448 835 457 823 Q 469 799 422 678 Q 409 651 397 620 C 386 592 409 602 427 626 Z", "M 361 614 Q 318 648 297 641 Q 290 635 295 622 Q 314 540 316 536 Q 316 272 301 203 Q 282 121 311 78 Q 314 75 317 70 Q 327 55 339 69 Q 345 78 349 87 L 355 126 Q 358 154 358 197 Q 358 233 359 265 L 359 294 Q 360 364 363 414 L 364 442 Q 367 560 369 573 Q 369 577 369 579 C 371 607 371 607 361 614 Z", "M 618 108 Q 657 62 684 18 Q 696 -1 708 -1 Q 727 0 744 40 Q 763 83 759 138 Q 746 283 734 553 Q 731 589 750 615 Q 760 630 749 641 Q 727 663 667 689 Q 645 699 628 688 Q 580 666 427 626 L 397 620 Q 375 617 361 614 C 331 609 339 575 369 579 Q 393 579 605 629 Q 636 636 653 625 Q 692 591 676 149 Q 675 145 675 139 Q 671 121 657 124 C 637 102 606 122 618 108 Z", "M 363 414 Q 366 414 581 449 Q 606 453 597 467 Q 585 483 557 488 Q 530 491 364 442 C 335 434 333 410 363 414 Z", "M 359 265 Q 369 264 384 265 Q 499 283 584 293 Q 611 297 601 311 Q 589 327 562 334 Q 535 338 489 326 Q 419 308 359 294 C 330 287 329 267 359 265 Z", "M 349 87 Q 358 86 369 87 Q 450 102 618 108 C 648 109 666 110 657 124 Q 654 134 626 154 Q 608 166 573 159 Q 453 135 355 126 C 325 123 319 88 349 87 Z" ] } 6 strokes 自 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 459, 837 ], [ 509, 798 ], [ 406, 621 ] ], [ [ 300, 634 ], [ 338, 587 ], [ 328, 67 ] ], [ [ 360, 603 ], [ 643, 663 ], [ 708, 619 ], [ 703, 5 ] ], [ [ 359, 425 ], [ 591, 463 ] ], [ [ 359, 277 ], [ 598, 308 ] ], [ [ 344, 98 ], [ 664, 125 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M427,626C501,731 523,767 553,791C566,802 565,815 554,824C541,834 524,839 503,843C482,847 469,847 461,842C452,838 451,832 457,823C466,808 454,759 422,678C414,660 405,641 397,620C393,611 421,618 427,626Z", "M361,614C332,637 310,648 297,641C291,639 291,632 295,622C318,554 314,480 314,422C313,317 307,239 301,203C291,149 291,106 311,76C318,65 330,58 339,67C343,73 345,76 349,87C352,100 354,113 355,126C357,176 359,218 359,265C359,284 359,284 359,294C359,341 361,381 363,414C364,433 364,433 364,442C365,488 365,554 369,579C371,591 371,607 361,614Z", "M654,108C659,84 665,48 684,18C691,6 700,-1 708,-1C720,0 732,14 744,40C756,69 762,102 759,138C750,235 742,374 734,553C732,578 737,598 750,615C756,625 756,634 749,641C734,656 706,672 667,689C652,696 640,695 628,688C596,673 519,645 427,626C407,622 407,622 397,620C382,618 370,616 361,614C349,612 357,579 369,579C385,579 463,596 605,629C625,634 642,634 653,625C679,604 686,452 676,172C675,156 678,137 667,128C661,122 652,116 654,108Z", "M363,414C365,414 437,426 581,449C597,452 603,459 597,467C589,479 574,486 557,488C538,491 474,475 364,442C355,439 354,412 363,414Z", "M359,265C377,263 515,284 584,293C602,296 607,303 601,311C593,323 577,333 552,334C501,338 422,310 359,294C350,292 349,265 359,265Z", "M349,87C373,86 562,105 654,108C662,108 673,122 667,128C607,184 601,151 355,126C342,124 336,87 349,87Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.