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
字迹
zìjì
handwriting; written characters
Characters in this word
迹 jì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 亦 also, too
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 档案虽已泛黄，关键签名的字迹仍然清晰可辨。 Dàng'àn suī yǐ fànhuáng, guānjiàn qiānmíng de zìjì réngrán qīngxī kě biàn. Although the file has yellowed, the handwriting of the key signature is still clear and identifiable.
- 这封信是奶奶写的，字迹歪歪扭扭，却很温暖。 Zhè fēng xìn shì nǎinai xiě de, zìjì wāiwāiniǔniǔ, què hěn wēnnuǎn. This letter was written by grandma; the handwriting is crooked but very warm.
- 医生的字迹太潦草，药房常常看不清楚。 Yīshēng de zìjì tài liáocǎo, yàofáng chángcháng kàn bù qīngchu. The doctor's handwriting is so scrawled that the pharmacy often cannot read it.