- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
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自养
自养
self-sustaining
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
self-sustaining
- 。
Autotrophic organisms can produce food by themselves.
- 貳形adjective
economically independent (of state aid, foreign subsidy etc)
- 。
This country is self-sustaining economically.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat; sheep)ASSOCIATIVE
- 儿(person; variant form)RADICAL
A person nourishing a lamb is the meaning of the character.
自养
Traditional自養
self-sustaining
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
self-sustaining
- 。
Autotrophic organisms can produce food by themselves.
- 貳形adjective
economically independent (of state aid, foreign subsidy etc)
- 。
This country is self-sustaining economically.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat; sheep)ASSOCIATIVE
- 儿(person; variant form)RADICAL
A person nourishing a lamb is the meaning of the character.
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