tự

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tu"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩˨]

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

tự

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

Synonyms

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

See also

• Hán tự
• tự điển (“dictionary”)
• từ

Etymology 2

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

Preposition

tự

1. (literary) since, from

   tự khi nào

   since when

Synonyms

• từ

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自 (“self”).

Adverb

tự

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

   Để tao tự làm.

   Let me do it myself.