自 zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 自 — self
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
自律
zìlǜ
self-discipline
Characters in this word
律 lǜ
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 聿 writing brush, pencil
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 良好的自律能帮助学生在远程学习中保持效率。 Liánghǎo de zìlǜ néng bāngzhù xuéshēng zài yuǎnchéng xuéxí zhōng bǎochí xiàolǜ. Good self-discipline can help students maintain efficiency in remote learning.
- 他每天早上六点起床跑步，非常自律。 Tā měi tiān zǎoshang liù diǎn qǐchuáng pǎobù, fēicháng zìlǜ. He gets up at six every morning to run; he is very self-disciplined.
- 自律的人不会被手机牵着走，而是合理安排时间。 Zìlǜ de rén bú huì bèi shǒujī qiān zhe zǒu, ér shì hélǐ ānpái shíjiān. A self-disciplined person is not led around by their phone, but plans their time sensibly.