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字(zì)
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Translation
  • (n.) courtesy name, second name
  • (n.) character; pronunciation (of a word or character); name; receipt, IOU; wording; style of calligraphy; scripts
  • (char.) (lit., of a girl) to be engaged, to be betrothed to
Radical
子(zǐ) child 宀(mián) roof
Simplified 字
Traditional 字
Strokes count 6
Illustration for 字

Words with 字 18

Same pronunciation 9

Similar pronunciation 54

Synonyms 15

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Stroke order

Stroke order for 字

Games & Exercises 9

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Examples of use 29

但(dàn) 是(shì) 他(tā) 遗(yí) 憾(hàn) 地(de) 发(fā) 现(xiàn) ，(,) 几(jī) 乎(hū) 没(méi) 有(yǒu) 一(yī) 本(běn) 英(yīng) 文(wén) 书(shū) 能(néng) 充(chōng) 分(fèn) 解(jiě) 释(shì) 汉(hàn) 字(zì) 的(de) 字(zì) 源(yuán) 。(.)
However, he regretted to find that almost no English book can fully explain the etymology of Chinese characters.
那(nà) 个(gè) 人(rén) 有(yǒu) 很(hěn) 多(duō) 钱(qián) ，(，) 可(kě) 以(yǐ) 穿(chuān) 很(hěn) 贵(guì) 的(de) 皮(pí) 毛(máo) ，(，) 有(yǒu) 很(hěn) 多(duō) 金(jīn) 子(zi) ，(，) 可(kě) 是(shì) 不(bù) 会(huì) 写(xiě) 字(zì) 。(。)
That man has a lot of money, can wear expensive fur, has a lot of gold, but can't write.
我(wǒ) 不(bù) 会(huì) 读(dú) 这(zhè) 个(gè) 字(zì) 。(。)
I can't read this word.
我(wǒ) 认(rèn) 识(shi) 的(de) 中(zhōng) 文(wén) 字(zì) 不(bù) 多(duō) ，(，) 所(suǒ) 以(yǐ) 读(dú) 中(zhōng) 文(wén) 报(bào) 纸(zhǐ) 的(de) 话(huà) 会(huì) 有(yǒu) 点(diǎn) 困(kùn) 难(nan) 。(。)
I don't know many Chinese characters, so it will be a little difficult to read Chinese newspapers.
我(wǒ) 会(huì) 说(shuō) 汉(hàn) 语(yǔ) ，(，) 可(kě) 是(shì) ，(，) 我(wǒ) 不(bù) 会(huì) 写(xiě) 汉(hàn) 字(zì) 。(。)
I can speak Chinese, but I can't write Chinese characters.
济(jǐ) 南(nán) 的(de) 泉(quán) 水(shuǐ) ，(,) 历(lì) 史(shǐ) 悠(yōu) 久(jiǔ) ，(,) 最(zuì) 早(zǎo) 的(de) 文(wén) 字(zì) 记(jì) 载(zài) 可(kě) 以(yǐ) 推(tuī) 到(dào) 3(3) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 多(duō) 年(nián) 前(qián) 。(.)
The spring water in Jinan has a long history, and the earliest written records can be pushed back to more than 3,000 years ago.
她(tā) 的(de) 名(míng) 字(zì) 是(shì) 小(xiǎo) 月(yuè) 。(。)
Her name is Xiao Yue.
他(tā) 的(de) 儿(ér) 子(zi) 一(yī) 岁(suì) ，(,) 不(bú) 会(huì) 写(xiě) 字(zì) 。(。)
His son is one years old, can't write characters.
记(jì) 得(de) 写(xiě) 上(shàng) 你(nǐ) 的(de) 名(míng) 字(zì)
Remember to write your name.
她(tā) 的(de) 听(tīng) 力(lì) 和(hé) 口(kǒu) 语(yǔ) 都(dōu) 很(hěn) 好(hǎo) ，(，) 但(dàn) 是(shì) 写(xiě) 字(zì) 不(bú) 太(tài) 好(hǎo) 。(。)
She is good at listening and speaking, but she is not very good at writing.
一(yī) 个(gè) 偶(ǒu) 然(rán) 的(de) 机(jī) 会(huì) ，(,) 他(tā) 发(fā) 现(xiàn) 如(rú) 果(guǒ) 了(liǎo) 解(jiě) 汉(hàn) 字(zì) 的(de) 来(lái) 源(yuán) 和(hé) 演(yǎn) 变(biàn) 过(guò) 程(chéng) ，(,) 再(zài) 学(xué) 习(xí) 它(tā) 就(jiù) 变(biàn) 得(de) 轻(qīng) 松(sōng) 、(、) 容(róng) 易(yì) 。(.)
By chance, he found that if he understood the origin and evolution of Chinese characters, it would be easy to learn them .
爷(yé) 爷(ye) 常(cháng) 常(cháng) 用(yòng) 毛(máo) 笔(bǐ) 给(gěi) 我(wǒ) 写(xiě) 信(xìn) ，(，) 爷(yé) 爷(ye) 的(de) 毛(máo) 笔(bǐ) 字(zì) 写(xiě) 得(de) 好(hǎo) 极(jí) 了(le) ！(！)
Grandpa often writes to me with a brush, and his calligraphy is excellent!
工(gōng) 作(zuò) 的(de) 时(shí) 候(hou) ，(，) 经(jīng) 常(cháng) 写(xiě) 几(jī) 十(shí) 个(gè) 字(zì) ，(，) 就(jiù) 到(dào) 院(yuàn) 中(zhōng) 去(qù) 转(zhuàn) 转(zhuan) ，(，) 看(kàn) 看(kan) 这(zhè) 棵(kē) ，(，) 看(kàn) 看(kan) 那(nǎ) 朵(duǒ) 。(。)
When he works, he often writes dozens of words, then goes around the courtyard and looks at this tree and that flower.
虽(suī) 然(rán) 中(zhōng) 文(wén) 写(xiě) 字(zì) 有(yǒu) 点(diǎn) 难(nán) ，(，) 但(dàn) 是(shì) 汉(hàn) 字(zì) 非(fēi) 常(cháng) 有(yǒu) 趣(qù) ！(！)
Although writing in Chinese is a bit difficult, Chinese characters are very interesting!
你(nǐ) 会(huì) 读(dú) 这(zhè) 个(gè) 字(zì) 吗(ma) ？(？)
Can you read this word?
你(nǐ) 写(xiě) 字(zì) 太(tài) 马(mǎ) 虎(hu) 了(le) ，(，) 看(kān) ，(，) 错(cuò) 了(le) 那(nà) 么(me) 多(duō) 。(。)
You are too careless in writing. Look, there are so many mistakes.
一(yī) 个(gè) 美(měi) 国(guó) 人(rén) 的(de) 汉(hàn) 字(zì) 情(qíng) 缘(yuán)
An American's Love in Chinese Characters
我(wǒ) 写(xiě) 错(cuò) 了(le) 一(yī) 个(gè) 字(zì) ，(，) 能(néng) 借(jiè) 我(wǒ) 一(yī) 块(kuài) 橡(xiàng) 皮(pí) 吗(ma) ？(？)
I've written a character wrong, could you lend me a rubber?
西(xī) 方(fāng) 人(rén) 觉(jué) 得(de) 汉(hàn) 字(zì) 很(hěn) 难(nán) 学(xué) 。(。)
Westerners find Chinese characters difficult to learn.
我(wǒ) 刚(gāng) 刚(gāng) 学(xué) 会(huì) 这(zhè) 几(jǐ) 个(ge) 字(zì) 。(。)
I just learned these words.
你(nǐ) 会(huì) 用(yòng) 毛(máo) 笔(bǐ) 写(xiě) 字(zì) 吗(ma) ？(？)
Can you write with a brush?
这(zhè) 个(ge) 字(zì) 太(tài) 难(nán) 写(xiě) 了(le) ，(，) 我(wǒ) 记(jì) 不(bu) 住(zhù) 。(。)
This word is so difficult to write that I can't remember it.
字(zì) 清(qīng) 楚(chu) 吗(ma) ？(？)
Is the character clear?
他(tā) 在(zài) 学(xué) 中(zhōng) 文(wén) ，(，) 因(yīn) 为(wèi) 他(tā) 喜(xǐ) 欢(huan) 学(xué) 汉(hàn) 字(zì) 。(。)
He is learning Chinese because he likes learning Chinese characters.
他(tā) 被(bèi) 网(wǎng) 友(yǒu) 亲(qīn) 切(qiè) 地(de) 称(chēng) 呼(hu) 为(wéi) “(“) 汉(hàn) 字(zì) 叔(shū) 叔(shu) ”(”) 。(.)
He was affectionately called "Uncle Chinese Characters" by netizens.
我(wǒ) 喜(xǐ) 欢(huan) 用(yòng) 铅(qiān) 笔(bǐ) 写(xiě) 字(zì) 。(。)
I like to write using a pencil.
现(xiàn) 在(zài) 小(xiǎo) 明(míng) 在(zài) 学(xué) 汉(hàn) 字(zì) 。(。)
Xiao Ming is learning Chinese characters now.
妹(mèi) 妹(mei) 用(yòng) 铅(qiān) 笔(bǐ) 写(xiě) 字(zì) 。(。)
My sister writes with a pencil.
这(zhè) 个(ge) 字(zì) 要(yào) 这(zhè) 样(yàng) 写(xiě) 。(。)
The word should be written like this.

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