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字 zì — “character, word”
How to write and say the Chinese character 字 (zì), which means character, word — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: School & learning.
Pinyin · 拼音 zì
Meaning · 意思 character, word
Strokes · 笔画 6
Radical · 部首 子 (child)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
字 is written with 6 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: a child 子 in a house 宀; 子 also provides the pronunciation.
A common word常用词
汉字
Chinese characters
Example sentence例句
这个字怎么读？
How do you read this character?
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.