Mnemonic comic for

Translation

zì = z + Ø4: self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol: a hand mirror, which someone uses to look at themselves. The Eye of Providence (目) is looking at itself (自) in a handheld mirror (自) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). It think it's indeed looking very good, since Zorro (z) attached a petal (丶) to its eye (目).

自 character breakdown

"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]

This character shall be represented by a petal (丶) when appearing in other characters.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is napping in the space station's living room (Ø3) and hugging a petal (丶).
eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title

= + : Mnemonic symbol: the Eye of Providence (目).

Malte Monkey (mu-) is unpacking an enclosure (囗) full of capacitors (二). He's afraid that the Eye of Providence (目) will see him, so he does it secretly in the space station's bathroom (-Ø4).

Characters with 自 as component

variant of 罪[zui4], crime

= + : A terrible crime has been committed in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom: Zapatista Zebra lies dead on the floor, trapped in a fishing net. What has happened here? The answer may be saved on a negative which has been left carelessly on the floor. What has been photographed with this negative?

Words with 自

to come from
obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
one's own (respective) / proprietary
ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
see 如人飲水,冷暖自知|如人饮水,冷暖自知[ru2 ren2 yin3 shui3 , leng3 nuan3 zi4 zhi1]
from the bottom of one's heart (idiom)
effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
Wuchuan Klau and Hmong Autonomous County in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], northeast Guizhou
Wuchuan Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], northeast Guizhou
Hualong Huizu Autonomous County in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hai3 dong1 di4 qu1], Qinghai
Beichuan Qiang autonomous county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan
semi-tenant peasant / semi-owner peasant
Nanjian Yizu autonomous county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Inner Mongolia autonomous region, abbr. 內蒙古|内蒙古[Nei4 meng3 gu3], capital Hohhot 呼和浩特市[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4 Shi4]
there is a reason for it / (of sth) not incidental

Sentences with 自

nǐ
yǒu
duo̅
dà
běn
lǐng
 
 
 
zì
che̅ng
qí
tia̅n
dà
shèng