character; script; written symbol
Animated Stroke Order 字
Stroke Order Diagrams 字
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HSK Vocabulary: 字
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 字 is used in context
1
wǒ我
jīng经
cháng常
shǐ使
yòng用
zì字
diǎn典
chá查
shēng生
cí词
。
I often use a dictionary to look up new words.
2
hàn汉
zì字
shì是
zhōng中
wén文
de的
shū书
xiě写
xì系
tǒng统
。
Chinese characters are the writing system of Chinese.
3
yīng英
yǔ语
yǒu有
2
6
2个
6字
gè母
。
English has 26 letters.
4
wǒ我
de的
míng名
zì字
shì是
lǐ李
míng明
。
My name is Li Ming.
5
qǐng请
gào告
sù诉
wǒ我
nǐ你
de的
míng名
zì字
。
Please tell me your name.
6
zhè这
ge个
míng名
zì字
tīng听
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
tè特
bié别
。
This name sounds very special.
7
zhè这
shì是
shù数
zì字
5
。
This is the number 5.
8
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huān欢
yòng用
shù数
zì字
jì记
lù录
wǒ我
de的
chéng成
jì绩
。
I like to use numbers to record my scores.
9
shù数
zì字
jì技
shù术
zhèng正
zài在
gǎi改
biàn变
wǒ我
men们
de的
shēng生
huó活
fāng方
shì式
。
Digital technology is changing our way of life.
10
zhè这
ge个
zì字
mǔ母
shì是
A
。
This letter is A.
Information
Traditional字
Radical子
Strokes6
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#105
Zhuyinㄗˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+5B57
CangjieJND
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality