恣

zì
#3,959 most
frequent character
to abandon restraint, to do as one pleases

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

恣 has 心 heart for meaning and 次 cì for sound. It first meant 'unrestrained by social constraints'. It grew to 'to abandon restraint', 'doing as one pleases', and 'comfortable, happy'.

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字zì
letter, symbol, character, word
自zì
from, since, self, oneself

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