字 (zì) — Chinese Character

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

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 字.

一字

yī zì

丁字

dīng zì

习字

xí zì

代字

dài zì

俗字

sú zì

借字

jiè zì

八字

bā zì

写字

xiě zì

冷字

lěng zì

别字

bié zì

刺字

cì zì

十字

shí zì

Characters that share the radical 子.

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