恣
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Meaning: to abandon restraint
💡 Think of 'zi' as 'zee'—like a bee buzzing carefree, doing as it pleases.
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Character Story & Explanation
恣 (zì) means to abandon restraint, acting freely without inhibition. Its radical 心 (heart) beneath 次 (order) suggests letting emotions override reason. In Chinese culture, 恣 embodies a tension between spontaneous freedom and societal norms, often appearing in literature to describe unrestrained joy or reckless abandon.
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