zi

character; symbol; word

HSK 1 #393

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 393rd character
Radical ⼦ (39.3)
Strokes 6
Index # 548

Definitions

字 zì
  1. 1. character
  2. 2. symbol
  3. 3. word
  4. 4. letter
  5. 5. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
  6. 6. CL

Stroke order

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Words containing 字

Word Meaning
to craft one's words
to craft one's words
familiar words; known Chinese character
single-component character
single-component character
obscure or archaic character
character that is unfamiliar or not yet studied
birth date and time for fortune-telling
oracle bone character (an early form of Chinese script)
abbreviated character; simplified character
to make a cross (on paper); to make the sign of the cross
to make a cross (on paper); to make the sign of the cross
variant Chinese character
variant Chinese character
wrongly written or mispronounced character
(written) in black and white
braille
having the same name; like-named
an apostrophe (punct.)
an apostrophe (punct.)
character with two or more readings
non-standard or corrupted form of a Chinese character
non-standard or corrupted form of a Chinese character
digit; numeral; counter
digit; numeral; counter