自 zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 自 — self
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
自觉
zìjué
self-disciplined
Characters in this word
觉 jué
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- Made of
- ⺍ sprouts 冖 cover 见 to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他很自觉。 Tā hěn zìjué. He is very self-disciplined.
- 我自觉排队。 Wǒ zìjué páiduì. I line up on my own.
- 请自觉安静。 Qǐng zìjué ānjìng. Please keep quiet on your own.