自

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: ze6
POJ: tsǔr
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

pronoun: self; oneself; one's own, since; from
自己, 自

Character carries several distinct senses (reflexive 'self', adverbial 'certainly/personally', prepositional 'since/from') under one generic reading with no per-sense POS split; classified as a pronoun for the core reflexive meaning, which is the most productive as a bound morpheme in compounds.

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