自掏腰包

自掏腰包 zì tāo yāo bāo ㄗˋ ㄊㄠㄧㄠㄅㄠ zi6 tou4 jiu1 baau1

to pay out of one's own pocket
to dig into one's pocket

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 自 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

Character breakdown

自 radical 自 = 目
掏 radical 扌 = 扌匋
腰 radical ⺼ = ⺼要
包 radical 勹 = 勹巳