字

zì

word; character, pronunciation (of a word or character), form of a written or printed character; style of handwriting; printing type, scripts; writings, receipt; written pledge, a style (or name) taken at the age of twenty, by which a man is sometimes called

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letter; printing type; pronunciation; word; writings

【计】 graphtyper; W; WD; word

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word; wordage; character; loanshift

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zì

adj. numeric

zì

n. letter, symbol, character, word, style of writing, calligraphy

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letter, symbol, character, word, CL:個, 个, courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

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字

zì

名

（文字） character; word:

汉字 Chinese character;

常用字 daily words;

字义 meaning of a word

（字音） pronunciation:

咬字清楚 have clear articulation;

字正腔圆 pronounce every word clearly and sing in tune

（字体） form of a written or printed character; style of handwriting; printing type:

斜体字 italics;

黑体字 boldface; boldface type;

草字 the running style of Chinese writing;

柳字 style of calligraphy of Liu Gongquan （柳公权， 778 -- 865 A. D.）;

他写得一手好字。 He writes a good hand.; He has good handwriting.

（书法的作品） scripts; writings:

专藏字， 不藏画 only collect scripts (writings), not paintings

（字眼; 词） wording; diction:

咬文嚼字 pay excessive attention to wording

（字据） receipt; written pledge:

立字为凭 give a written pledge;

开收据并在上面签字 write out and sign a receipt

（根据人名中的字义， 另取的别名） a style (name) taken at the age of twenty, by which a man is sometimes called:

岳飞字鹏举。 Yue Fei styled himself Pengju.

（姓氏） a surname:

字谔 Zi E

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（旧时称女子许配） (of a girl) be betrothed (in ancient times):

字人 be engaged to marry;

待字闺中 not yet engaged; not be betrothed yet

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字|字 [zì] ► letter ► symbol ► character ► word ► CL:↑個|↑个 [gè] ► courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China