zi

letter, character, word

HSK 1 #393

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

bèi zì bad luck
体 jiù zì tǐ kyujitai, traditional Japanese character used before 1946
體 jiù zì tǐ kyujitai, traditional Japanese character used before 1946
头上一把刀 sè zì tóu shàng yī bǎ dāo lit. there is a knife above the character for lust; fig. lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences
頭上一把刀 sè zì tóu shàng yī bǎ dāo lit. there is a knife above the character for lust; fig. lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences
头儿 cǎo zì tóu r grass radical 艹
頭兒 cǎo zì tóu r grass radical 艹
蔷薇十团 qiáng wēi shí zì tuán the Rosicrucian order (masonic order)
薔薇十團 qiáng wēi shí zì tuán the Rosicrucian order (masonic order)
头 hǔ zì tóu name of "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141); see also 虍[hu1]
頭 hǔ zì tóu name of "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141); see also 虍[hu1]
biǎo zì literary name (an alternative name of a person stressing a moral principle); courtesy name
表意文 biǎo yì wén zì ideograph; ideographical writing system
西里尔母 xī lǐ ěr zì mǔ Cyrillic alphabet; Cyrillic letters
西里爾母 xī lǐ ěr zì mǔ Cyrillic alphabet; Cyrillic letters
旁 yán zì páng name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149); see also 訁|讠[yan2]
é zì erroneous character; typographical error
é zì erroneous character; typographical error
xǔ zì betrothed
xǔ zì betrothed
rèn zì literate; knowing how to read
说文解 shuō wén jiě zì Shuowen Jiezi, the original Han dynasty Chinese character dictionary with 10,516 entries, authored by Xu Shen 許慎|许慎[Xu3 Shen4] in 2nd century
說文解 shuō wén jiě zì Shuowen Jiezi, the original Han dynasty Chinese character dictionary with 10,516 entries, authored by Xu Shen 許慎|许慎[Xu3 Shen4] in 2nd century
说文解注 shuō wén jiě zì zhù Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) by Duan Yucai 段玉裁[Duan4 Yu4 cai2]
說文解註 shuō wén jiě zì zhù Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) by Duan Yucai 段玉裁[Duan4 Yu4 cai2]