独 dú
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 犭 — dog
- Made of
- 犭 dog 虫 insect, worm
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
独自
dúzì
alone
Characters in this word
自 zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 自 — self
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 他独自回家。 Tā dúzì huí jiā. He goes home alone.
- 我独自吃饭。 Wǒ dúzì chī fàn. I eat alone.
- 她独自旅行。 Tā dúzì lǚxíng. She travels alone.