字

zì

character; written word

Counted with个gè

Dictionary entry

letter; symbol; character

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself stroke by stroke, then hands you the brush to trace it yourself.

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See it in sentences

这个字我不会写。

Zhège zì wǒ bú huì xiě.

English

I cannot write this character.

老师要我们写十个字。

Lǎoshī yào wǒmen xiě shí gè zì.

English

The teacher asked us to write ten characters.

Goes with

  • 写字write characters
  • 汉字Chinese character
  • 名字name
Built with this character · 7 words

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

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