字

zì

letter; symbol; character; word; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

Radical: 子 HSK 1 n ideographic

Components & Etymology

字 decomposes into the following components:

宀 子

Words containing 字

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 字.

一字
yī zì
in a row
丁字
dīng zì
T-shaped
习字
xí zì
代字
dài zì
俗字
sú zì
common form of Chinese character (as opposed to etymologically correct form 正體字|正体字)
借字
jiè zì
a word that takes another's meaning
八字
bā zì
the character 8 or 八
写字
xiě zì
to write characters
冷字
lěng zì
obscure word
别字
bié zì
mispronounced or wrongly written character
刺字
cì zì
to tattoo
十字
shí zì
cross road

Related characters (radical 子)

Characters that share the radical 子.

子 孓 孔 孕 存 孙 孚 孛 孜 孝 孟 孢 季 孤 孥 学 孨 孩 孪 孫 孬 孰 孱 孳

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