字
Meaning
zì zi4
- letter
- symbol
- character
- word
- courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
Example sentences
- Are they able to read these words?
- I looked up the words in my dictionary.
- I want to improve my penmanship.
- Chinese characters are very beautiful.
HSK words with 字
- 名字míngziname (of a person or thing)
- 汉字hànzìChinese character
- 数字shùzìnumeral
- 字典zìdiǎnChinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters)
- 文字wénzìcharacter
- 字母zìmǔletter (of the alphabet)
- 签字qiānzìto sign (one's name)
- 识字shízìto learn to read
- 写字楼xiězìlóuoffice building
- 写字台xiězìtáiwriting desk
- 金字塔jīnzìtǎpyramid (building or structure)
- 字幕zìmùcaption
- 字眼zìyǎnwording
- 十字路口shízìlùkǒucrossroads
- 字体zìtǐcalligraphic style
- 赤字chìzì(financial) deficit
- 字迹zìjìhandwriting
- 老字号lǎozìhàoshop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation
- 错别字cuòbiézìincorrectly written or mispronounced characters
- 繁体字fántǐzìtraditional Chinese character
- 简体字jiǎntǐzìsimplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字