己
jǐ
self
oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; sixth in order; letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; hexa
a picture of 己 → self, oneself
The character originally depicted a loom with thread wound around it — something bound and coiled upon itself. That sense of looping back became a natural metaphor for 'self,' the one thing that always turns inward.
Words with 己
酒逢知己千杯少
jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo
a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)
金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝
jīn wō yín wō bù rú zì jǐ de gǒu wō
there's no place like home (idiom)
体己
tī ji
intimate
体己钱
tī ji qián
private saved money of close family members
一己
yī jǐ
oneself
不以物喜,不以己悲
bù yǐ wù xǐ , bù yǐ jǐ bēi
not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself
事不关己
shì bù guān jǐ
a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
事不关己,高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
人不为己,天诛地灭
rén bù wèi jǐ , tiān zhū dì miè
Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
人在江湖,身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
(proverb) you can't always do as you like; one has to compromise in this world
占为己有
zhàn wéi jǐ yǒu
to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others)
做自己
zuò zì jǐ
to be oneself