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Chinese[edit]
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from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since
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because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
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trad. (自為/自爲)
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自
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為/爲
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simp. (自为)
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自
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为
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Pronunciation 1[edit]
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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自
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自
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為
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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1/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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zì
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zì
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wéi
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Middle Chinese
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‹ dzijH ›
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‹ dzijH ›
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‹ hjwe ›
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Old Chinese
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/*s.[b]i[t]-s/
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/*s.[b]i[t]-s/
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/*ɢʷ(r)aj/
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English
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self (adv.)
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to follow; from
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make, do, act as
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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自
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為
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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No.
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17879
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Phonetic component
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自
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爲
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Rime group
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至
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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1
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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自
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爲
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Old Chinese
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/*ɦljids/
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/*ɢʷal/
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Notes
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俗爲字
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自為
- (literary) to do something by oneself
- (literary) to form naturally
- (literary) (以……自為) to think of oneself as …
Pronunciation 2[edit]
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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自
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自
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為
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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2/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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zì
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zì
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wèi
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Middle Chinese
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‹ dzijH ›
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‹ dzijH ›
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‹ hjweH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*s.[b]i[t]-s/
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/*s.[b]i[t]-s/
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/*ɢʷ(r)aj-s/
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English
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self (adv.)
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to follow; from
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for, because
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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自
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為
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Reading #
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1/1
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2/2
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No.
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17879
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Phonetic component
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自
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爲
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Rime group
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至
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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1
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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自
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爲
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Old Chinese
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/*ɦljids/
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/*ɢʷals/
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Adjective[edit]
自為
- (literary) for oneself
- (philosophy, existentialism, phenomenology) for-itself
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of “for-itself”): 自在 (zìzài)
Derived terms[edit]