Shareables · HSK 4 · 形 · Easy to confuse
形近 · Characters that look like 自
自 next to 白、当、负 — one stroke apart, nothing else in common.
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自zìself/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
形近字 · LOOK ALIKE, READ DIFFERENTLY
Same shape at a glance. Different sound, different meaning.
| Character | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自 | zì | self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely |
| 白 | bái | surname Bai/white/snowy/pure/bright/empty/blank/plain |
| 当 | dāng | (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage/withstand/when/during |
| 负 | fù | to bear/to carry (on one's back)/to turn one's back on/to be defeated/negative (math. etc) |
| 岛 | dǎo | variant of 岛/island |
| 良 | liáng | good/very/very much |
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