(자) [ja] – self;

Strokes: 6
Etymology
Originally it was a pictogram of a nose; in China (and East Asia) one points at one’s nose to indicate oneself, hence now it is an ideogram of “self”. The original meaning of “nose” has been replaced by 鼻.
Stroke order
自 stroke order

Words with Hanja character 自

freedom, liberty – 自由 [jayu]
self-existence – 自存 [jajon]
jachejagag (self-awareness, focused on oneself) – 自體自覺