- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty
Wú Zìmù was a writer of the Song dynasty.
Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty
Wú Zìmù was a writer of the Song dynasty.
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty
Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty
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