自责
zì zé · HSK 7
to blame oneself
👇😔 自 (self) + 责 (blame/responsibility) = to blame oneself
自 — pictograph of a nose
自 originally depicted a human nose, shown frontally with the bridge and nostrils. Ancient Chinese pointed to their own nose to mean 'me,' so 自 shifted to mean 'self' or 'oneself.' A new character 鼻 was later created to carry the original 'nose' meaning.