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字

zì

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01 · MEANING

字

字 (zì) is an HSK 1 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is letter; depending on context, it can also mean symbol or character. Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.

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02 · EXAMPLES

字

我写字母。Wǒ xiě zì mǔ。

I write letters.

叫什么名字?Jiào shén me míng zì ?

What's your name?

她叫什么名字？Tā jiào shén me míng zì？

What's her name?

04 · QUICK CHECK

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CHARACTERS IN THIS WORD

Characters in this word

字Chinese character
这(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing); (coll.) this这(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing); (coll.) this