字 zì

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Traditional form

字 zì

Contains the radical

子 zǐ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A child 子 zǐ in a house 宀 gài ; 子 zǐ also provides the pronunciation

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱宀子

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 宀 gài represents the meaning and 子 zǐ represents the sound. The 宀 gài (roof) component is based on the original meaning "raise; nurture". The meaning later shifted to "educate", "word", and "writing".

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Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 字 zì in different contexts.

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我 wǒ 今晚 jīn wǎn 不 bù 在 zài 学校 xuéxiào 吃饭 chī fàn , 请 qǐng 你 nǐ 签个字 zì 让 ràng 我 wǒ 出去 chū qù 好 hǎo 吗 mǎ ?

I shouldn't be dining in college tonight. Would you mind signing me out?

我 wǒ 不 bù 能 Néng 很 hěn 好 hǎo 地 de 领会 lǐnghuì 这些 zhè xiē 数字 shùzì 的 de 重要性 zhòng yào xìng .

I can't quite grasp the meaning of these figures.

你 nǐ 能 Néng 把 bǎ 数字 shùzì 查 Zhā 一下 yīxià ,看看 kàn kan 我 wǒ 什么 shénme 地方 dìfāng 搞 gǎo 错 Cuò 了 le ,好 hǎo 吗 mǎ ?

Could you check these figures and see where I have slipped up?

他 tā 灵巧 líng qiǎo 地 de 将 jiāng 打 dá 有 yǒu 字 zì 的 de 纸 zhǐ 折 shé 好 hǎo 重新 chóngxīn 放 fàng 回 huí 信封 xìnfēng .

He deftly folded the typed sheets and replaced them in the envelope.

我 wǒ 忘记 wàngjì 了 le 他 tā 的 de 名字 míngzi ——请 qǐng 提醒 tíxǐng 我 wǒ 一下 yīxià 好 hǎo 吗 mǎ ?

I've forgotten his name — will you remind me of it?

Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 字 zì in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
名字 míngzi	name (of a person or thing)	名字 míngzi
字 zì	letter	字 zì
数字 shùzì	numeral	數字
文字 wénzì	character	文字 wénzì
签字 qiān zì	signature	簽字
字母 zìmǔ	letter (of the alphabet)	字母 zìmǔ
十字架 shí zì jià	cross	十字架 shí zì jià
金字塔 jīn zì tǎ	pyramid (building or structure)	金字塔 jīn zì tǎ
字样 zì yàng	model or template character	字樣
写字楼 xiě zì lóu	office building	寫字樓
字幕 zìmù	caption	字幕 zìmù
汉字 hàn zì	Chinese character	漢字
写字 xiě zì	to write characters	寫字
字眼 zì yǎn	wording	字眼 zì yǎn
数字化 shù zì huà	to digitalize	數字化
赤字 chìzì	red letter	赤字 chìzì
字典 zì diǎn	dictionary	字典 zì diǎn
识字 shí zì	to learn to read	識字
字体 zì tǐ	typeface	字體
十字路口 shí zì lù kǒu	crossroads	十字路口 shí zì lù kǒu
字条 zì tiáo	brief note	字條
打字 dǎ zì	to type	打字 dǎ zì
老字号 lǎo zì hào	shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation	老字號
字号 zì hào	fame	字號
字迹 zì jì	handwriting	字跡