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zì
Main
English Definitionletter; symbol; character; word; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
Simplified Script字
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinzì
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄗˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)zi6
Part of Speech(名) noun
Measure Words个
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1

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字典zìdiǎnChinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary
字母zìmǔletter (of the alphabet)
字幕zìmùcaption; subtitle
字样zìyàngmodel or template character; written slogan or phrase; mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)
字眼zìyǎnwording
Words With Same Tail Word    
汉字hànzìChinese character; Japanese: kanji; Korean: hanja; Vietnamese: hán tự
数字shùzìnumeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc)
文字wénzìcharacter; script; writing; written language; writing style; phraseology
生字shēngzìnew character (in textbook); character that is unfamiliar or not yet studied
签字qiānzìto sign (one's name); signature
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