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On the HSK 1 vocabulary list, at CEFR level A1.

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zì ㄗˋ

- letter
- symbol
- character
- word
- courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

Classifiers (measure words)

letter

一个字 gè one character
一行字 háng one line of characters

character

Usually

一个字 gè one character
一行字 háng one line of characters
一笔好字 bǐ one hand of fine calligraphy

Less often

一块字 kuài one character
一路字 lù one row of characters
一埭字 dài one row of characters

word

一个字 gè one character

Other words read zì

In the same tone

自 zì self
渍 zì soak
恣 zì abandon restraint
牸 zì female of domestic animals
眦 zì canthus

All 10 words read zì

zi with other tones

子 zǐ son
紫 zǐ purple
姊 zǐ older sister
缁 zī Buddhists
资 zī resources

All 54 words read zi in any tone

Other words read zì

In the same tone

自 zì self
漬 zì soak
恣 zì abandon restraint
牸 zì female of domestic animals
眥 zì canthus

All 10 words read zì

zi with other tones

子 zǐ son
紫 zǐ purple
姊 zǐ older sister
緇 zī Buddhists
資 zī resources

All 54 words read zi in any tone

How 字 is written

部首 radical: 子
笔画 strokes: 6, with 3 after the 部首
结构 structure: 上下结构
偏旁 parts: 宀子

Easy to confuse with 字

孛

Words with 字

Starting with 字

字形 zìxíng form of a Chinese character
字母 zìmǔ letter
字数 zìshù word count
字体 zìtǐ calligraphic style
字样 zìyàng mention

All 58 words starting with 字

Ending with 字

名字 míngzi name
数字 shùzì numeral
文字 wénzì character
签字 qiānzì sign
汉字 hànzì Chinese character

All 133 words ending with 字

Containing 字

金字塔 jīnzìtǎ pyramid
数字化 shùzìhuà digitize
十字军 shízìjūn Crusades
写字楼 xiězìlóu office building
大字报 dàzìbào big-character poster

All 169 words containing 字

Words with 字

Starting with 字

字形 zìxíng form of a Chinese character
字母 zìmǔ letter
字數 zìshù word count
字體 zìtǐ calligraphic style
字樣 zìyàng mention

All 58 words starting with 字

Ending with 字

名字 míngzi name
數字 shùzì numeral
文字 wénzì character
簽字 qiānzì sign
漢字 hànzì Chinese character

All 133 words ending with 字

Containing 字

金字塔 jīnzìtǎ pyramid
數字化 shùzìhuà digitize
十字軍 shízìjūn Crusades
寫字樓 xiězìlóu office building
大字報 dàzìbào big-character poster

All 169 words containing 字

The words 字 counts as a measure word

Example sentences and grammar articles using 字

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Sources

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pinyinjs, Apache-2.0
HSK 考试大纲, 中外语言交流合作中心, no licence stated
Make Me a Hanzi, from fonts by Arphic Technology Co., Ltd., Arphic Public License