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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
自立 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
自立 ＝ 自 ＋ 立
ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ · zìlì
verb — to stand on one's own, be self-reliant

字源 FORM — what the parts do

自oneself (自己)zì
立to stand (站立)lì
自立，自己的自，站立的立。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

不扶別人，靠自己（自）的腳站（立）起來。
No one's arm to lean on — he stands (立) on his own (自) feet.
關 · Related
獨立dúlìthe same 立, standing apart from all站立zhànlìthe same 立, the plain act of standing