tự

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩˨]

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 字 (“letter, character, word”).

tự

1. (chiefly academic) a Chinese character
2. (history) a courtesy name

• (Chinese character): chữ
• (courtesy name): tên chữ, tên tự, biệt hiệu, biểu tự, tự

• từ

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自 (“since, from”). Doublet of từ.

tự

1. (literary) since, from

   tự khi nào ― since when

• từ

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自 (“self”).

tự

1. (before verb) by oneself; on one's own

   Để tao tự làm.

   Let me do it myself.