擅自
Old HSK 6
擅自 (shànzì) · without permission
擅自 (shànzì) means “without permission; on one's own”. It is written with 2 characters: 擅 (to claim) + 自 (from). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 擅自 is built
The characters
擅 shàn · to claim
What 擅 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 亶dǎn — real
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 回huí — to return
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
自 zì · from
What 自 is made of
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: A nose; in China, people refer to themselves by pointing to their noses (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
学生不能擅自离开学校。Xuésheng bùnéng shànzì líkāi xuéxiào.Students may not leave school without permission.
他擅自改了计划。Tā shànzì gǎi le jìhuà.He changed the plan without asking anyone.
Questions about 擅自
What does 擅自 mean?
擅自 (shànzì) means “without permission; on one's own”.
How do you pronounce 擅自?
擅自 is pronounced shànzì.
Which HSK level is 擅自?
擅自 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 擅长shànchángto be good at
- 大自然dàzìránnature (the natural world)
- 来自láizìto come from
- 自己zìjǐoneself
- 自行车zìxíngchēbicycle
- 自由zìyóufreedom
- 各自gèzìeach
- 亲自qīnzìpersonally
- 自从zìcóngsince
- 自动zìdòngautomatic
Learn 擅自 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 157: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.