zì
字
character / word
HSK 2.0 · 1
HSK 3.0 · 1
01 · Write
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02 · Stroke order
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03 · Details
Meaning, words & where you learn it
Taught in your lessons 课程
Words with 字
名字 míng zi
name (of a person or thing)
HSK 1
汉字 hàn zì
Chinese character; Japanese: kanji
HSK 1
数字 shù zì
numeral; digit
HSK 2
字典 zì diǎn
Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary
HSK 2
文字 wén zì
character; script
HSK 3
字母 zì mǔ
letter (of the alphabet)
HSK 4
签字 qiān zì
to sign (one's name); signature
HSK 5
识字 shí zì
to learn to read
HSK 6
写字楼 xiě zì lóu
office building
HSK 6
写字台 xiě zì tái
writing desk
HSK 6
金字塔 jīn zì tǎ
pyramid (building or structure)
HSK 7–9
字幕 zì mù
caption; subtitle
HSK 7–9
Examples from your lessons
- 你好！你叫什么名字？ Hello! What is your name? Lesson 1
- 我不会写这个字。 I don't know how to write this character. Lesson 5
- 你叫什么名字？ What's your name? Lesson 101
- 你好！我叫王明。你叫什么名字？ Hi! I'm Wang Ming. What's your name? Lesson 101
- 你会写这个汉字吗？ Can you write this character? Lesson 107
- 你会写汉字吗？ Can you write Chinese characters? Lesson 107
Character facts
Ideographic: A child 子 in a house 宀; 子 also provides the pronunciation