自
How to pronounce 自
MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.
自 character breakdown
Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.
Component Translations
Characters with 自 as component
Words with 自
Sentences with 自
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self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely
Prompt snippets
The hand mirror is an ornate vintage hand mirror with an oval-shaped glass and a thick, tarnished silver frame. The handle is long and tapered, wrapped in a cross-hatched grip with a small, teardrop-shaped finial at the base. The glass itself has a slight beveled edge and a few faint, antique foxing spots around the rim to show its age.