顺其自然 (shùn qí zì rán)

Character breakdown

• 顺 (shùn) · 9 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 页 represents the meaning and 川 represents the sound. Simplified form of 順.

• 其 (qí) · 8 strokes

  Pictograph of a basket, now written as 箕. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

• 自 (zì) · 6 strokes

  Pictograph of a nose. Original form of 鼻 (nose). In China, when people point to themselves, they typically point to their nose.

• 然 (rán) · 12 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 灬 represents the meaning and 肰 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "burn", now written as 燃. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Usage

有些事急不得，只能顺其自然。

to let nature take its course (idiom)

yǒu xiē shì jí bù dé ， zhǐ néng shùn qí zì rán 。