己
jǐ
self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 己
- HSK
- 2
- Tone
- 3
Stroke order
Example sentences
自己做!
Zì jǐ zuò
Do it yourself!
Shadow他自己进去。
Tā zì jǐ jìn qù
He went in by himself.
Shadow我自己做的。
Wǒ zì jǐ zuò de
I made it myself.
Shadow做自己就好。
Zuò zì jǐ jiù hǎo
Just be yourself.
Shadow
Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.
Words containing 己
- 自己zì jǐ 4–3 oneself; one's own
- 各抒己见gè shū jǐ jiàn 4–1–3–4everyone gives their own view
- 知己zhī jǐ 1–3 to know oneself; to be intimate or close; intimate friend
- 身不由己shēn bù yóu jǐ 1–4–2–3without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself
- 损人利己sǔn rén lì jǐ 3–2–4–3harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others