TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
自
ㄗˋ · zì
pronoun/prefix — self; from
字源 FORM — what the parts do
自形a nose, drawn front-on
The graph draws a nose. "Self" borrowed it — and the gesture survives: ask who, and the finger goes to the nose.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手指點著自己的鼻子：是我。
A finger taps the nose: me.
字源
意 · Meanings
(本義)鼻子——今寫作鼻— the nose — now written 鼻
→自己、自我— self常用
⇒自從、來自— from — starting at oneself
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension