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jǐ · self, oneself

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己
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3Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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己Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 己

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jǐWords pronounced jǐ
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Example sentences

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Nǐ shì nǐ zì jǐ zuì dà de dí rén.你是你自己最大的敌人。

You are your own worst enemy.

Source: Tatoeba #5094907 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè wán quán shì wǒ zì jǐ zuò de.这完全是我自己做的。

I did that all on my own.

Source: Tatoeba #8496269 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù néng ràng zì jǐ zuò zhè yàng de shì.我不能让自己做这样的事。

I cannot bring myself to do such a thing.

Source: Tatoeba #332681 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng yào yǒu wǒ zì jǐ de fáng jiān.我想要有我自己的房间。

I want to have my own room.

Source: Tatoeba #346070 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì wǒ zì jǐ de zì xíng chē.这是我自己的自行车。

This is my own bike.

Source: Tatoeba #951324 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ ràng wǒ xiǎng qǐ wǒ zì jǐ.你让我想起我自己。

You remind me of myself.

Source: Tatoeba #9178026 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 己 in context

  1. Say jǐ, then recall the core meaning: self, oneself.
  2. Write all 3 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 自己 (zì jǐ), meaning “oneself”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 己 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.