| zì | from/self/oneself/since |
| 自 | from self oneself |
| 自上而下 | from above to below; from top to bottom |
| 自上而下的 | superincumbent |
| 自上而下的加工 | top-down processing |
| 自下而上 | from bottom to top; bottom-up |
| 自下而上的加工 | bottom-up processing |
| 自不待言 | it goes without saying |
| 自不必说 | to not need dwell on (idiom) |
| 自不量力 | not to recognize one's own limited strength or resources |
| 自专 | to act arbitrarily to act for oneself |
| 自个 | oneself by oneself |
| 自个儿 | erhua variant of 自個|自个 |
| 自为阶级 | class-for-itself |
| 自主 | independent to act for oneself autonomous |
| 自主关税 | autonmous tariff; national tariff |
| 自主分化 | self-differentiation |
| 自主地 | allodium; allodial; alodial |
| 自主权 | ability to make one's own decisions |
| 自主的 | independent; autonomous; self-directed; autonomic |
| 自主系统 | autonomous system |