自繇

Chinese
 
from; self; oneself
from; self; oneself; since
 
cause; means; interpretations of the trigrams
cause; means; interpretations of the trigrams; folk-song; forced labour
trad. (自繇) 自 繇
simp. #(自繇) 自 繇

Pronunciation

Noun

自繇

  1. Alternative form of 自由 (zìyóu)
  2. liberty (as opposite to freedom, coined by Yan Fu)
    由繇二字，古相通假，今此译遇自繇字，皆作自繇。不作自由者，非以为古也。视其字依两文规例，本一系名，非虚乃实，写为自繇。欲略示区别而已。
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