How to write 字
Animated Stroke Order of 字
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Stroke by Stroke: 字 Writing Order
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Free Printable 字 Handwriting Practice Worksheets
Meaning of 字
Pinyin
zì
Radical
子
Strokes
6
Definition
letter / symbol / character / word
Usage
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字 [zì]
1. 用来记录语言的符号。
(A symbol used to record language.)
2. 文字的不同形式，书法的派别。
(Different forms of writing; styles of calligraphy.)
3. 书法的作品。
(Calligraphic works.)
4. 字的音。
(The sound of a character.)
5. 人的别名，亦称“表字”，现多称“号”；商店的名称，亦称“字号”。
(An alias for a person, also known as "biaozi"; a shop's name, also called "ziahao".)
6. 合同，契约。
(A contract or agreement.)
7. 旧时称女子出嫁。
(In ancient times, referred to a girl getting married.)
8. 生子，乳，爱。
(To give birth, nurse, love.)
字 [zì]
(动)
1. 同本义 (give birth to)
2. 怀孕，体内怀着胎儿 (be pregnant)
3. 抚养;养育;教养 (bring up)
4. 爱 (love)
5. 教育;教课;传授知识 (teach)
6. 治理 (govern)
7. 取名;取表字 (style)
8. 女子许嫁 (girl remain to be betrothed)
字 [zì]
(名)
1. 文字(古时单体叫文，合体叫字，后人逐渐不再严格区别)
(Word; characters (in ancient times, single characters were called 'wen', and combined forms 'zi'; later the distinction became less strict.))
2. 表字，人的别名
(An alias taken at the age of twenty.)
3. 名号
(A person's name and alias.)
4. 用文字写成的凭据、字条或短柬
(A receipt; contract.)
5. 字眼，词
(Wording; words; diction.)
6. 字迹
(Handwriting.)
7. 书法
(Calligraphy; the art of writing characters, specifically using a brush to write Chinese characters.)
8. 书法作品
(Scripts; works of calligraphy.)
9. 书信
(Letter.)
10. 字体
(Form of a written or printed character; style of handwriting.)
11. 字音
(Pronunciation of a character.)
12. 姓
(Surname.)
model or template character / written slogan or phrase / mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)
first letter of a word or serial number / first character of a Chinese word / first digit of a number / the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character / the initial of a Chinese syllable
Same Pronunciation Characters
Same Radical Characters
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Input Method for 字
Pinyin
zi4
Wubi
pbf
Cangjie
jnd
Zhengma
wdya
Four Corner
30407
Unicode
U+5b57
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category