Chinese word

字体

Pronunciation

Pinyinzì tǐ

Meaning

  • nounfont

Example

请把这篇文章的字体改成常用的。qǐng bǎ zhè piān wén zhāng de zì tǐ gǎi chéng cháng yòng de

Please change the font in this article to a commonly used one.

Illustration for 字体 (font)

More examples

安装新字体后，文档的显示效果发生了改变。ān zhuāng xīn zì tǐ hòu wén dàng de xiǎn shì xiào guǒ fā shēng le gǎi biàn

After installing a new font, the document's appearance changed.

Core concept

A consistent visual shape for a set of written characters, recognized by its strokes, proportions, and style.

Common phrases

  • 更换字体gēng huàn zì tǐ

    change font

  • 字体大小zì tǐ dà xiǎo

    font size

  • 默认字体mò rèn zì tǐ

    default font

  • 系统字体xì tǒng zì tǐ

    system font

Similar words

书体shū tǐ: A character-writing style shaped by a traditional form of calligraphy or a particular school.
字形zì xíng: The specific outline and line pattern of an individual written character.
字体家族zì tǐ jiā zú: A set of related fonts built around the same design.

Definition in Chinese

指书写或印刷时文字的风格或样式，强调笔画形态和整体视觉效果。zhǐ shū xiě huò yìn shuā shí wén zì de fēng gé huò yàng shì qiáng diào bǐ huà xíng tài hé zhéng tǐ shì jué xiào guǒ

Word origin

The compound 字 (zì, "written character") + 体 (tǐ, "form") frames a font as the form or style given to written characters.

Usage tips

  • In digital documents and printed materials, this word refers to the lettering design itself, so a change to it concerns how text looks rather than what the text says.

Other meanings

  • typefacenoun

Related words

  • 字体文件zì tǐ wén jiànfont filenoun
  • 字体库zì tǐ kùfont librarynoun
  • 字体设计zì tǐ shè jìfont designnoun

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