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Chinese
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from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since |
comprehend; introspect; visit comprehend; introspect; visit; frugal; save; to omit; to leave out; to save (money); province |
simp. and trad.
(自省)
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自
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省
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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自
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省
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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zì
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xǐng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ dzijH ›
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‹ sjengX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*s.i-s/
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/*eŋʔ/
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| English
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self (adv.)
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inspect
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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自
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省
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| Reading #
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1/1
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2/2
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| No.
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17879
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11386
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Phonetic
component
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自
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省
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Rime
group
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至
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耕
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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自
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省
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɦljids/
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/*sleŋʔ/
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Verb
自省
- (literary) to self-reflect
我們要保持深度自省。
我们要保持深度自省。 - Wǒmen yào bǎochí shēndù zìxǐng.
- We should keep on examining ourselves critically.
見賢思齊焉，見不賢而內自省也。
见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也。 - From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE
- Jiàn xián sī qí yān, jiàn bù xián ér nèi zìxǐng yě.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Synonyms
- 反思 (fǎnsī)
- 反省 (fǎnxǐng)
- 反躬 (fǎngōng) (literary)
- 問心 / 问心 (wènxīn) (literary)
- 檢查 / 检查 (jiǎnchá)
- 檢討 / 检讨 (jiǎntǎo)
- 省察 (xǐngchá)
- 自問 / 自问 (zìwèn) (literary)
- 自我反省 (zìwǒ fǎnxǐng)
- 自我批評 / 自我批评 (zìwǒ pīpíng)
- 警察 (jǐngchá) (literary)
Derived terms
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
自省 • (jisei)
- self-reflection
- Synonym: 反省 (hansei)
Verb
自省する • (jisei suru) suru (stem 自省し (jisei shi), past 自省した (jisei shita))
- to self-reflect
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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自省し
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じせいし
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jisei shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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自省し
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じせいし
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jisei shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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自省する
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じせいする
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jisei suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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自省する
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じせいする
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jisei suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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自省すれ
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じせいすれ
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jisei sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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自省せよ¹
自省しろ²
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じせいせよ¹
じせいしろ²
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jisei seyo¹
jisei shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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自省される
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じせいされる
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jisei sareru
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| Causative
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自省させる
自省さす
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じせいさせる
じせいさす
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jisei saseru
jisei sasu
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| Potential
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自省できる
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じせいできる
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jisei dekiru
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| Volitional
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自省しよう
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じせいしよう
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jisei shiyō
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| Negative
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自省しない
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じせいしない
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jisei shinai
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| Negative continuative
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自省せず
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じせいせず
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jisei sezu
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| Formal
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自省します
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じせいします
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jisei shimasu
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| Perfective
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自省した
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じせいした
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jisei shita
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| Conjunctive
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自省して
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じせいして
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jisei shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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自省すれば
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じせいすれば
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jisei sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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References