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

Words with 字

国字脸

guó zì liǎn

square face

字素

zì sù

grapheme

逐字逐句

zhú zì zhú jù

literal; word for word

通假字

tōng jiǎ zì

phonetic loan character

通用字符集

tōng yòng zì fú jí

universal character set UCS

通用汉字标准交换码

tōng yòng hàn zì biāo zhǔn jiāo huàn mǎ

abbr. to 通用碼|通用码[Tong1 yong4 ma3]

造字

zào zì

to create Chinese characters

连字符

lián zì fú

hyphen

连字符号

lián zì fú hào

hyphen

连字号

lián zì hào

hyphen (punct.)

金字

jīn zì

gold lettering

金字塔

jīn zì tǎ

pyramid (building or structure)

More characters with 宀

寡官塞它伫