The term **自个儿** (zìgěr) is a colloquial and emphatic pronoun meaning "oneself," formed through the fusion of the classical Chinese reflexive morpheme **自** (zì), meaning "self," with the colloquial northern Mandarin suffix **个儿** (gěr). The suffix **个儿** adds a sense of individuality, informality, and regional flavor, transforming the formal "self" into a more personal and idiomatic expression. This structure exemplifies how modern Chinese dialects often create informal vocabulary by appending a familiar, rhythmic suffix to a core semantic root, resulting in a word that is both functionally clear and stylistically distinct from its standard counterpart **自己** (zìjǐ).