字

• 拼音: zì
• 汉字拆解: 字 = 宀 (roof) + 子 (child) — something born/created under a roof; a written character

含义

Character; written word. Refers to individual Chinese characters or written symbols.

Specifically refers to individual Chinese characters. In common usage: 写字 (to write characters), 认字 (to recognise characters), 生字 (new/unfamiliar character). Can also refer to a person's name or courtesy name in classical Chinese. Not to be confused with 词 (word/term, which can be multi-character).

例句

1. 这个字怎么读？
2. 他写的字很好看。
3. 我每天学五个新字。

用法指南

语境: education, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这个字怎么写？(How do you write this character?)
• 你认识这个字吗？(Do you recognise this character?)

错误说法

• 我学了很多字们。(Don't add 们 to 字 — 字 doesn't take the plural suffix. Say 很多字)

起源与历史

Composed of 宀 (roof) + 子 (child). Originally meant 'to give birth' (a child born under a roof), later extended to mean 'character' — something created or brought into being through writing.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal