Traditional: 己

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Translation

self; oneself (bound morpheme)

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Examples

You should believe in yourself.

She made a cake by herself.

Being yourself is the most important thing.

Think of oneself first before acting.

He has been my close friend for many years.

己 (jǐ) is a bound morpheme meaning self or oneself, essentially fixed in the reflexive pronoun 自己 (zì jǐ).

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This word is part of lesson 103.