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

More characters with 乚

乿