自畫像

简 自画像 · 繁 自畫像
Mandarin · pinyin zì huà xiàng

Meanings

  1. self-portrait
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自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
畫
huà · delineate, painting, picture, drawing; draw
像
xiàng · a picture, image, figure; to resemble
画
huà · a painting, picture, drawing; to draw
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4–4–4 · zi4 hua4 xiang4

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