| 自 | zì | from; self; oneself; since |
| 立 | lì | to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately; surname Li |
| 门 | mén | gate; door; CL:扇; gateway; doorway; CL:个; opening; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy); classifier for large guns; classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology |
| 户 | hù | a household; door; family |
| 自立 | zì lì | independent; self-reliant; self-sustaining; to stand on one's own feet; to support oneself |
| 门户 | mén hù | door; strategic gateway; portal; faction; sect; family status; family; web portal |
