how to write zi(character) in chinese

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pinyinzì
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eanglish meaningcharacter; word; pronunciation; form of a written or printed character; be betrothed

Stroke order of the Chinese character "字" (zi)

Handwriting

n. （文字） character; word:

1. 汉字
Chinese character;

2. 常用字
daily words;

3. 字义
meaning of a word

n. （字音） pronunciation:

1. 咬字清楚
have clear articulation;

2. 字正腔圆
pronounce every word clearly and sing in tune

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

1. 斜体字
italics;

2. 黑体字
boldface; boldface type;

3. 草字
the running style of Chinese writing;

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

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

n. （书法的作品） scripts; writings:

1. 专藏字，不藏画
only collect scripts [writings], not paintings

n. （字眼; 词） wording; diction:

1. 咬文嚼字
pay excessive attention to wording

n. （字据） receipt; written pledge:

1. 立字为凭
give a written pledge;

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

n. （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:

1. 岳飞字鹏举。
Yue Fei styled himself Pengju.

n. （姓氏） a surname:

1. 字谔
Zi E

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

1. 字人
be engaged to marry;

2. 待字闺中
not yet engaged; not be betrothed yet