字
zì
HSK 1
#393 most
frequent character
letter, symbol, character, word
noun
Measure words:个 gè
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
字 first showed a woman in childbirth with a child 子. 子 also gives the sound. The legs of the mother changed shape into 宀 later. From 'give birth' the meaning grew to 'character', 'word', and 'letter'.
Drawn as: woman giving birth; child; woman's legs
字 as a component in other characters
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Example Sentences
这个字很难写。
zhègè zì hěn nán xiě 。
This character is very difficult to write.
我喜欢这个汉字。
wǒ xǐhuān zhègè hànzì 。
I like this Chinese character.
她会读很多字。
tā huì dú hěnduō zì 。
She can read many characters.
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