tự

Contents

VietnameseEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ̞̠˧ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ̞̠ɰ˨ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨ̞̠ɰ˨ˀ˧ʔ]

Etymology 1Edit

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

NounEdit

tự

1. (chiefly academic) a Chinese character
2. (historical) a courtesy name

Derived termsEdit

• Hán tự
• tự điển (“dictionary”)

SynonymsEdit

• chữ
• từ

Etymology 2Edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自 (“since, from”)

PrepositionEdit

tự

1. (literary) since, from

SynonymsEdit

• từ

Etymology 3Edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自 (“self”)

AdverbEdit

tự

1. (before verb) by oneself; on one's own

   Để tao tự làm.

   Let me do it myself.