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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- zi4
- English meanings
- graphic symbol, writing, pronunciation (of a word), form of a written character, receipt, printing type, script, name taken at the age of 20, courtesy name, wordage, character, grapheme, contract, scripts, symbolic representation, style of handwriting, word
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 宀; bottom 子.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
careful (in 仔细)
consult; inquire
appearance; posture
son
diligent; in 孜然
stain; soak
nourish; taste
purple
from
resources; capital
resources; capital
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Related words
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- 写字台
- 写字楼
- 十字路口
- 名字
- 字体
- 字典
- 字幕
- 字母
- 字眼
- 字迹
- 数字
- 文字
- 汉字
- 签字
- 简体字
- 繁体字
- 老字号
- 识字
- 赤字
- 金字塔
- 错别字