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字

zì

character, word

character, word
Memory picture

Character

字 zì

Strokes
6
Radical
子 — son, child
Made of
宀 roof 子 son, child
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这个字很大。 Zhège zì hěn dà. This character is very big.
  • 你会写这个字吗? Nǐ huì xiě zhège zì ma? Can you write this character?
  • 我认识很多字。 Wǒ rènshi hěn duō zì. I know lots of characters.
  • 这个字怎么读? Zhège zì zěnme dú? How do you read this character?
  • 老师写了一个字。 Lǎoshī xiě le yí ge zì. The teacher wrote a character.
  • 这个字我不认识。 Zhège zì wǒ bú rènshi. I don't know this character.
  • 请写三个字。 Qǐng xiě sān ge zì. Please write three characters.
  • 她写字很快。 Tā xiězì hěn kuài. She writes quickly.
  • 这两个字一样吗? Zhè liǎng ge zì yíyàng ma? Are these two characters the same?
  • 别忘了这个字。 Bié wàng le zhège zì. Don't forget this character.

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