ReadWriteQuiz

Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    n.character; word

    • yī gè zì

      a character

    • zhè ge zì de yì si wǒ hái bù tài míng bai

      这个意思明白

      I still don't know the meaning of this character.

    • wǒ xī wàng zhè běn shū de zì zài dà yī diǎn

      希望一点

      I wish the characters in this book could be bigger.

  • 2

    n.courtesy name; style name

    • lǔ xùn yuán míng shì zhōu shù rén zì yù cái

      鲁迅原名周树人豫才

      Originally named as Zhou Shuren, Luxun styled himself Yucai.

  • 3

    n.pronunciation (of a word or character)

    • zì zhèng qiāng yuán

      pronounce every word clearly and sing in tune

    • yǎo zì

      pronounce

  • 4

    n.receipt; written pledge; IOU

    • liú gè zì

      write an IOU

  • 5

    v.fml(of a girl) be engaged to

    • zì rén

      be engaged to marry

  • 6

    n.form/style/type of a written or printed character

    • xié tǐ zì

      斜体

      italics

    • měi shù zì

      美术

      artistic calligraphy

    • sòng tǐ zì

      宋体

      Song typeface

  • 7

    n.scripts; writings; calligraphic work; calligraphy

    • zì huà

      calligraphy and painting

    • zhuān cáng zì

      only collect scripts

  • 8

    n.word; diction; wording

    • yǎo wén jiáo zì

      speak like a book

    synonym

Words and phrases with 字

Word usage

  • "字" is often matched with measure word "个".
    • one word

Similar-form characters to 字

Chinese Characters with pinyin

  • self; from
  • do as one pleases; comfortable
  • steep; be soiled
  • canthus