自持

Traditional form:

自持

Pinyin (reading):

zìchí

Definitions:

• to control onself; to exercise self-restraint
• self-sustaining

Characters:

• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain

Traditional characters:

• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain