Letter in Chinese: 字 (zì)
zì
letter
Definitions
- 1letter
- 2symbol
- 3character
- 4word
- 5courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄗˋ
zì
Example sentences
See 字 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
我写字母。
wǒ xiě zì mǔ。
I write letters.
字、字⋯⋯
zì、 zì⋯⋯
Words, words...
Related words
名字
míng zi
name (of a person or thing)
字典
zì diǎn
Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters)
数字
shù zì
numeral
签字
qiān zì
to sign (one's name)
字幕
zì mù
caption
汉字
hàn zì
Chinese character
文字
wén zì
character
字母
zì mǔ
letter (of the alphabet)
识字
shí zì
to learn to read
赤字
chì zì
(financial) deficit
字迹
zì jì
handwriting
字体
zì tǐ
calligraphic style
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