123456
Keyword
letter
  • character
  • symbol
  • word
Frequency
#436
Strokes
6
Readings
zì100%
Mnemonic
A child 子 in a house 宀; 子 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
名字míngzi
name (of a person or thing)
字zì
letter; symbol; character; word; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
数字shùzì
numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc)
文字wénzì
character; script; writing; written language; writing style; phraseology
字母zìmǔ
letter (of the alphabet)
字幕zìmù
subtitles; captions (of a movie etc)
汉字hànzì
Chinese character(s)
签字qiānzì
to sign (one's name); signature
字体zìtǐ
calligraphic style; typeface; font
字样zìyàng
standard written form of a character; characters, words or short phrase appearing on sth
金字塔jīnzìtǎ
pyramid (building or structure)
十字架shízìjià
cross; crucifix; yoke one has to endure
十字shízì
cross road; cross-shaped; crucifix; the character ten
字典zìdiǎn
Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典 (cídiǎn), which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary
字符zìfú
character (computing)
识字shízì
to learn to read; able to read; literate
一字yīzì
in a row; in a line
赤字chìzì
(financial) deficit; red letter
字形zìxíng
form of a Chinese character
写字xiězì
to write (by hand); to practice calligraphy
十字路口shízìlùkǒu
crossroads; intersection