字

zì

letter

symbol; character; word; CL:個|个[ge4]; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

roof (宀) + child (子) = written character

A child (子) under a roof (宀) suggests a child being taught at home — the place where writing and language are nurtured. This domestic scene of learning gave rise to the idea of written characters themselves.

宀+子→字
子ChildSemantic
宀RoofSemantic

这个字怎么写?

zhè ge zì zěn me xiě?

How do you write this character?

她认识很多汉字,读书很快。

tā rèn shi hěn duō hàn zì,dú shū hěn kuài。

She knows many Chinese characters and reads very quickly.

Words with 字

名字

míng zi

name (of a person or thing)

字型

zì xíng

font

字谜

zì mí

letter puzzle

文字狱

wén zì yù

literary inquisition

活字印刷

huó zì yìn shuā

printing with movable type

丁字

dīng zì

T-shaped

打字

dǎ zì

to type (using a keyboard, typewriter or phone etc)

字典

zì diǎn

(coll.) dictionary

数字电视

shù zì diàn shì

digital television

字帖

zì tiè

copybook (for calligraphy)

字数

zì shù

number of written characters; number of words; word count

字里行间

zì lǐ háng jiān

between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning

More characters with 宀

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