字母 zì mǔ ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˇ zi6 mou5 HSK 4 高階級 · Level 4
- letter (of the alphabet)
- CL: 个 個 gè ㄍㄜˋ
Stroke order
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More words with these characters
字
- 八字 bā zì ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ baat3 zi6 the character 8 or 八
- 名字 míng zi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗ ming4 zi6 name (of a person or thing)
- 字典 zì diǎn ㄗˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ zi6 din2 Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters)
- 字幕 zì mù ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˋ zi6 mok6 subtitles; captions (of a movie etc)
- 字样 字樣 zì yàng ㄗˋ ㄧㄤˋ zi6 joeng6 model or template character
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- 字眼 zì yǎn ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ zi6 ngaan5 wording
- 字迹 字跡 zì jì ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˋ zi6 zik1 handwriting
- 字体 字體 zì tǐ ㄗˋ ㄊㄧˇ zi6 tai2 calligraphic style
- 打字 dǎ zì ㄉㄚˇ ㄗˋ daa2 zi6 to type (using a keyboard, typewriter or phone etc)
- 数字 數字 shù zì ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˋ sou3 zi6 numeral
- 文字 wén zì ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ man4 zi6 character
- 汉字 漢字 hàn zì ㄏㄢˋ ㄗˋ hon3 zi6 Chinese character(s)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 签字 簽字 qiān zì ㄑㄧㄢ ㄗˋ cim1 zi2 to sign (one's name)
- 识字 識字 shí zì ㄕˊ ㄗˋ sik1 zi6 to learn to read
- 赤字 chì zì ㄔˋ ㄗˋ cek3 zi6 (financial) deficit
- 错字 錯字 cuò zì ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ co3 zi6 incorrect character
- 写字楼 寫字樓 xiě zì lóu ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ ㄌㄡˊ se2 zi6 lau4 office building
- 写字台 寫字檯 xiě zì tái ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ ㄊㄞˊ se2 zi6 toi2 writing desk
- 简体字 簡體字 jiǎn tǐ zì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧˇ ㄗˋ gaan2 tai2 zi6 simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字
母
- 伯母 bó mǔ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄨˇ baak3 mou5 wife of father's elder brother
- 岳母 yuè mǔ ㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄨˇ ngok6 mou2 wife's mother, mother-in-law
- 师母 師母 shī mǔ ㄕ ㄇㄨˇ si1 mou5 term of respect for a teacher's wife
- 母女 mǔ nǚ ㄇㄨˇ ㄋㄩˇ mou5 neoi5 mother and daughter
- 母子 mǔ zǐ ㄇㄨˇ ㄗˇ mou5 zi2 mother and child
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- 母亲 母親 mǔ qīn ㄇㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣ mou5 can1 mother
- 母语 母語 mǔ yǔ ㄇㄨˇ ㄩˇ mou5 jyu5 native language
- 母鸡 母雞 mǔ jī ㄇㄨˇ ㄐㄧ mou5 gai1 hen
- 父母 fù mǔ ㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄨˇ fu6 mou5 father and mother; parents
- 祖母 zǔ mǔ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ zou2 mou5 father's mother; paternal grandmother
- 继母 繼母 jì mǔ ㄐㄧˋ ㄇㄨˇ gai3 mou5 stepmother
- 外祖母 wài zǔ mǔ ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ ngoi6 zou2 mou5 mother's mother
- 丈母 zhàng mǔ ㄓㄤˋ ㄇㄨˇ zoeng6 mou5 wife's mother; mother-in-law
- 世母 shì mǔ ㄕˋ ㄇㄨˇ sai3 mou5 wife of father's elder brother (old)
- 乳母 rǔ mǔ ㄖㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ jyu5 mou5 wet nurse
- 亡母 wáng mǔ ㄨㄤˊ ㄇㄨˇ mong4 mou5 deceased mother
- 人母 rén mǔ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄨˇ jan4 mou5 mother (as a social role)
- 代母 dài mǔ ㄉㄞˋ ㄇㄨˇ doi6 mou5 godmother
- 保母 bǎo mǔ ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄨˇ bou2 mou5 variant of 保姆
- 先母 xiān mǔ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄇㄨˇ sin1 mou5 (literary) my late mother
Idioms with these characters
- 敬惜字纸 敬惜字紙 jìng xī zì zhǐ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧ ㄗˋ ㄓˇ ging3 sik1 zi6 zi2 to treasure written material as a cultural resource (idiom)
- 识文断字 識文斷字 shí wén duàn zì ㄕˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄗˋ sik1 man4 dyun3 zi6 (idiom) able to read; literate
- 天文数字 天文數字 tiān wén shù zì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˋ tin1 man4 sou2 zi6 (idiom) astronomical figure
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- 咬文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo zì ㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄗˋ ngaau5 man4 zoek3 zi6 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
- 一字褒贬 一字褒貶 yī zì bāo biǎn ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄠ ㄅㄧㄢˇ jat1 zi6 bou1 bin2 lit. to dispense praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
- 一字不差 yī zì bù chà ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄚˋ jat1 zi6 bat1 caa1 (idiom) word for word; verbatim; without a single mistake or omission
- 一字不提 yī zì bù tí ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧˊ jat1 zi6 bat1 tai4 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
- 一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ jat1 zi6 cin1 gam1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
- 一字一泪 一字一淚 yī zì yī lèi ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄧ ㄌㄟˋ jat1 zi6 jat1 leoi6 each word is a teardrop (idiom)
- 载酒问字 載酒問字 zài jiǔ wèn zì ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄣˋ ㄗˋ zoi3 zau2 man6 zi6 a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 写字 寫字 母 。
I write letters.
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选择 選擇 一个 一個 字母 。
Pick a letter.
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这个 這個 字母 怎么 怎麼 写 寫 ？
How do you write this character?
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书 書 是 按 字母 排序 的 。
The books were ordered alphabetically.
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写下 寫下 字母 的 大写字母 大寫字母 。
Write the alphabet in capitals.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.