恣

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to abandon restraint; to do as one pleases; comfortable (dialect)

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

心 meaning “heart” + 次 sound ( cì )

Components 次心

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
恣行无忌	zì xíng wú jì	to behave recklessly
恣意妄为	zì yì wàng wéi	to behave unscrupulously
恣意	zì yì	without restraint; unbridled; reckless
恣情	zì qíng	to indulge in something to one's heart's content; wanton or willful
恣欲	zì yù	to follow lustful desires
狂恣	kuáng zì	arrogant and unbridled
暴戾恣睢	bào lì zì suī	(idiom) cruel; ruthless; tyrannical
恣肆	zì sì	unrestrained; unbridled; free and unrestrained (style); bold
恣睢	zì suī	(literary) reckless; unbridled; self-indulgent; conceited; overly pleased with oneself

Characters sharing the sound component 次 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
次 sound part	cì	order, sequence; second, next; one after the other
资	zī	wealth, property, capital
茨	cí	thatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
姿	zī	grace, good looks; bearing, poise, posture
瓷	cí	china, crockery, porcelain
咨	zī	to inquire, to consult, to discuss; to plan
絘	cì	a tax on rolls of cloth
佽	cì	to help, to aid
粢	zī	common millet; grain offered as a sacrifice