字 (zì)
character/word
How 字 is written
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Traditional
- 字
- Simplified
- 字 (unchanged)
Components
- 宀 roof
- 子 child
Common words using 字
- 名字 míngzi
- name (of a person or thing); CL:個|个[ge4]
- 數字 shùzì
- numeral; digit; number
- 十字 shízì
- cross road; cross-shaped; crucifix
- 十字架 shízìjià
- cross; crucifix; yoke one has to endure
- 十字繡 shízìxiù
- cross-stitch
- 十字路口 shízìlùkǒu
- crossroads; intersection
- 字典 zìdiǎn
- dictionary; character dictionary; CL:本[ben3]
- 字幕 zìmù
- caption; subtitle
- 字數 zìshù
- number of written characters; number of words; word-count
- 字樣 zìyàng
- model or template character; words written in large letters (e.g. slogan 標語|标语 on banner, stamp "air mail" 航空 or header "first draft" 初稿 etc)
- 字母 zìmǔ
- letter (of the alphabet); CL:個|个[ge4]
- 字眼 zìyǎn
- wording
字 in a sentence
你寫的字很漂亮。
Nǐ xiě de zì hěn piàoliang.
“The characters you write are very beautiful.”
How common is 字?
字 is the 393rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 70.6% of all running text.
Characters that appear with 字
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