self; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; sixth in order; letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; hexa

to know oneself; to be intimate or close; intimate friend

(idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)

oneself

close; intimate; personal savings

self-restraint; discipline; selflessness

personal profit; to benefit oneself

Daji (c. 11th century BC), concubine of the last Shang dynasty king Zhou Xin 紂辛|纣辛[Zhou4 Xin1]

an individual

dissident; alien; outsider; non-self; others

variant of 體己|体己[ti1 ji5]

(neologism, attested by 2025) oneself, treated as an old friend

selfless; self-sacrifice (to help others); self-renunciation; altruism

to be oneself

Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4] depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances

to be strict with oneself

to be strict with oneself (idiom); to demand a lot of oneself

a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)

to seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else

self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication; to serve the public interest wholeheartedly

to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)

to be content with one's lot (idiom); to know one's place

harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others

love others as self

to blot out one's conscience

to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

close female friend; confidante

close male friend; confidant

to consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence

to wipe out dissenters; to exterminate those who disagree

(coll.) (Tw) to get sacked; to be fired

to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)

if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)

(proverb) you can't always do as you like; one has to compromise in this world