# Ziran |  | **Ziran** is a key concept in Daoism that literally means "of its own; by itself" and thus "naturally; natural; spontaneously; freely; in the course of events; of course; doubtlessly". This Chinese word is a two-character compound of zi (自) "nose; self; oneself; from; since" and ran (然) "right; correct; so; yes", which is used as a -ran suffix marking adjectives or adverbs. In Chinese culture, the nose is a common metaphor for a person's point of view. | |-|-| | | wikipedia:: [Ziran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziran) |