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tự

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (letter, character, word).

Noun

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tự

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

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

Preposition

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tự

  1. (literary) since, from
    tự khi nào
    since when
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Etymology 3

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (self).

Adverb

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tự

  1. (before verb) by oneself; on one's own
    Để tao tự làm.
    Let me do it myself.