HSK 3 · Animals & Nature

自然

zì rán

nature; natural; naturally

Stroke order of 自然

2 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

自 · 6 strokes然 · 12 strokes

Memory trick

自 self and 然 so: things as they are on their own, nature.

Parts: 自 self + 然 so/thus

Example sentence

我喜欢大自然。

I love nature.

Words with 自

自己oneself 来自to come from 大自然nature 自行车bicycle 自由freedom; free 亲自personally; in person 自动automatic 自从since 各自each; respective 自觉conscious; on one's own initiative 自主independent 自身oneself; itself

Words with 然

大自然nature 然后then; after that 虽然although 忽然suddenly 当然of course 果然as expected; sure enough 必然inevitable; certainly 显然obviously 仍然still 突然sudden; suddenly

More words: Animals & Nature

牛cow; ox 羊sheep; goat 猪pig 马horse 龙dragon 种子seed 种kind; type; to plant 木头wood; log 石头stone 沙子sand 土soil; earth; local 铁iron 金gold 银silver

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