tự

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tu"

Vietnamese

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Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 字 (“letter, character, word”).

Noun

tự

(chiefly academic) a Chinese character
(history) a courtesy name

Synonyms

(Chinese character): chữ
(courtesy name): tên chữ, tên tự, biệt hiệu, biểu tự, tự

See also

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自 (“since, from”). Doublet of từ.

Preposition

tự

(literary) since, from
tự khi nào ― since when

Synonyms

từ

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自 (“self”).

Adverb

tự

(before verb) by oneself; on one's own
Để tao tự làm.
Let me do it myself.

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