自 zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 自 — self
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
自尊
zìzūn
self-respect; self-esteem
Characters in this word
尊 zūn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 寸 — inch
- Made of
- 酋 chief of tribe, chieftain 寸 inch
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 扶贫政策既要解决物质困难，也要维护受助者的自尊。 Fúpín zhèngcè jì yào jiějué wùzhì kùnnan, yě yào wéihù shòuzhùzhě de zìzūn. Poverty-alleviation policy must address material hardship while also protecting the recipients' self-respect.
- 批评他的时候，你要顾及他的自尊。 Pīpíng tā de shíhou, nǐ yào gùjí tā de zìzūn. When you criticize him, you should be mindful of his self-respect.
- 他虽然很穷，但是很有自尊，从不轻易求人。 Tā suīrán hěn qióng, dànshì hěn yǒu zìzūn, cóngbù qīngyì qiú rén. Although he is poor, he has great self-respect and never easily asks others for help.