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

兒 yī zì r in a row; in a line
千金 yī zì qiān jīn one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect; each word is highly valued
巾 yī zì jīn headband; strip of cloth worn around the head
褒贬 yī zì bāo biǎn dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom); concise and powerful style
褒貶 yī zì bāo biǎn dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom); concise and powerful style
一致 yī zhì zì consistent phonogram(s)
dīng zì T-shaped
步 dīng zì bù T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape)
街 dīng zì jiē T-junction
裤 dīng zì kù thong (underwear)
褲 dīng zì kù thong (underwear)
鎬 dīng zì gǎo hammer pick
三十六母 sān shí liù zì mǔ thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
经 sān zì jīng Three Character Classic, 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian tenets in lines of 3 characters; (slang) swearword; four-letter word
經 sān zì jīng Three Character Classic, 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian tenets in lines of 3 characters; (slang) swearword; four-letter word
不一致 bù yī zhì zì inconsistent phonogram(s)
不识 bù shí zì illiterate
不識 bù shí zì illiterate
中日韩统一表意文 zhōng rì hán tǒng yī biǎo yì wén zì China Japan Korea (CJK) unified ideographs; Unihan
中日韓統一表意文 zhōng rì hán tǒng yī biǎo yì wén zì China Japan Korea (CJK) unified ideographs; Unihan
中华海 zhōng huá zì hǎi Zhonghua Zihai, the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionary with 85,568 entries, compiled in 1994
中華海 zhōng huá zì hǎi Zhonghua Zihai, the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionary with 85,568 entries, compiled in 1994
形 zhī zì xíng Z-shaped; zigzag
路 zhī zì lù zigzag road; switchback
五笔型 wǔ bǐ zì xíng five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983