Word: 己 (jǐ)

己 dictionary entry

jǐ: self; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; sixth in order; letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; hexa

Full dictionary entry for 己

Example sentences using 己

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不能正己，焉能正人

bùnéng zhèng jǐ, yān néng zhèng rén

if you can't set yourself straight, how can you set others straight
半天云里的风筝，半点儿不由己

bàntiān Yún lǐ de fēngzheng, bàndiǎnr bùyóu jǐ

a kite in the clouds: not in its own control at all
女为悦己者容，士为知己者死

nǚ wèi yuè jǐzhě róng, shìwèizhījǐzhěsǐ

a woman adorns herself for one who delights in her; a gentleman dies for one who knows him
害人终害己

hàirén zhōng hài jǐ

harming others ends up harming oneself
正人先正己

zhèng rén xiān zhèng jǐ

to correct others, first correct yourself
见人不是，百恶之根；见己不是，百善之门

jiàn rén bú shì, bǎi'è zhī gēn; jiàn jǐ bú shì, bǎishàn zhī mén

seeing others' faults is the root of a hundred evils; seeing your own is the door to a hundred virtues
道在圣传修在己

dào zài shèng chuán xiū zài jǐ

the Way is passed on by sages, but cultivation lies in oneself