词

詞
cí
#957 most
frequent character
word
noun
Measure words:首 shǒu

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

词 pairs speech 讠 with 司 sī, which marks the sound. It first meant words or phrases. Later it grew to lyrics.

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Example Sentences

我每天学习十个新词。
wǒ měitiān xuéxí shí gè xīn cí 。
I learn ten new words every day.
这个词的意思是什么？
zhègè cí de yìsī shì shénme ？
What does this word mean?
请用这个词造一个句子。
qǐngyòng zhègè cí zào yígè jùzi 。
Please make a sentence with this word.

Same Characters, Different Readings

词cí
word

Words with similar meanings

字zì
character
More focused on individual characters rather than words as a unit.
短语duǎnyǔ
phrase
Refers to a group of words often forming a meaningful unit, which can include '词'.

Homophones

瓷cí
porcelain
磁cí
magnetic, magnetism, porcelain
茨cí
Caltrop or puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris)

Words Starting With 词

词语cí yǔ
word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression
词典cí diǎn
"dictionary (of Chinese compound words); also written 辭典|辞典[ci2 dian3]
词汇cí huì
vocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes)

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