Mnemonic comic for 自
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).
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
Characters with 自 as component
body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158
stench / smelly / to smell (bad) / repulsive / loathsome / terrible / bad / severely / ruthlessly / dud (ammunition)
breath / news / interest (on an investment or loan) / to cease / to stop / to rest / Taiwan pr. [xi2]
head / chief / first (occasion, thing etc) / classifier for poems, songs etc
Words with 自
Pingbian Mianzu autonomous county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[Hong2 he2 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Xiuyan Manzu autonomous county in Anshan 鞍山[An1 shan1], Liaoning
Eshan Yizu autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪[Yu4 xi1], Yunnan
Ebian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan
Weishan Yi and Hui autonomous county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County in Hami 哈密市[Ha1 mi4 Shi4], Xinjiang
Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang
Bama Yaozu autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others
lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom) / fig. to get upset over nothing / to make problems for oneself
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in South Central China, on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂[Gui4], capital Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2] / until 1959, Guangxi province
Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] in northeast China, capital Yanji City 延吉市[Yan2 ji2 Shi4]
Zhanjiachuan Huizu autonomous county in Gansu
Zhang Zizhong (1891-1940), Chinese National Revolutionary Army general during the Second Sino-Japanese War
Zhang Zilie (1597-1673), Ming dynasty scholar, author of Zhengzitong 正字通[Zheng4 zi4 tong1]
however strong you are, there is always someone stronger (idiom) / there is always sth more to learn / never be satisfied to rest on your laurels / there is no room for complacency
Pengshui Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality