Chinese word

字

Pronunciation

Pinyinzì

Meaning

  • nounhandwriting

Example

他的字写得很漂亮。tā de zì xiě de hěn piào liàng

His handwriting is very neat.

Illustration for 字 (handwriting)

More examples

我买了一本字帖，每天临摹练习字。wǒ mǎi le yì běn zì tiè měi tiān lín mó liàn xí zì

I bought a copybook and practice copying characters every day.

Core concept

The visible pattern of strokes that makes writing identifiable as a person's script or as one Chinese written form.

Common phrases

  • 汉字hàn zì

    Chinese character

  • 写字xiě zì

    write characters

Similar words

汉字hàn zì: One Chinese character in its written form.

Definition in Chinese

某人用笔写出的个人笔迹或字体，有时也泛指单个汉字的字形。mǒu rén yòng bǐ xiě chū de gè rén bǐ jì huò zì tǐ yǒu shí yě fàn zhǐ dān gè hàn zì de zì xíng

Word origin

The character's roof-and-child structure first pointed to raising a child, then developed senses tied to names and written forms.

Usage tips

  • A comment on this word can praise appearance without confirming that every symbol is correctly written, so neatness and correctness remain separate judgments.

Other meanings

  • characternoun

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