zì
letter
symbol
character
word
CL:個|个[ge4]
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
wén zì
character
script
writing
written language
writing style
phraseology
CL:個|个[ge4]
zì tǐ
calligraphic style
typeface
font
shù zì
numeral
digit
number
figure
amount
digital (electronics etc)
CL:個|个[ge4]
zì hào
characters and numbers (as used in a code)
alphanumeric code
serial number
míng zi
name (of a person or thing)
CL:個|个[ge4]
jiǎn tǐ zì
simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4]
Hàn zì
Chinese character
CL:個|个[gè]
Japanese: kanji
Korean: hanja
zì mǔ
letter (of the alphabet)
CL:個|个[ge4]
zì jù
words
expressions
writing
zì shù
number of written characters
number of words
word-count
yǎo wén jiáo zì
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
zì xíng
form of a Chinese character
variant of 字型[zi4 xing2]
zì lǐ háng jiān
between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
connotations
shí zì jià
cross
crucifix
yoke one has to endure
jīn zì
gold lettering
gold characters
diǎn zì
Braille characters (alphabet for the blind)
zì yàng
model or template character
written slogan or phrase
mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)
chì zì
(financial) deficit
red letter
cuò bié zì
incorrectly written or mispronounced characters
qiān zì
to sign (one's name)
signature
cuò zì
incorrect character
typo (in Chinese text)
zì diǎn
dictionary
character dictionary
CL:本[ben3]
zì huà
the strokes of a character
calligraphy and painting
jīn zì tǎ
pyramid (building or structure)
bái zì
wrongly written or mispronounced character
shēng zì
new character (in textbook)
character that is unfamiliar or not yet studied
zì tiè
copybook (for calligraphy)
lǎo zì hào
shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation
shí zì
cross road
cross-shaped
crucifix
the character ten
zì yīn
phonetic value of a character
bā zì
the character 8 or 八
birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
zì cí
letters or words
words or phrase
dān zì
single Chinese character
word (in a foreign language)
shí zì jūn
crusaders
army of crusaders
the Crusades
Ā lā bó shù zì
Arabic numerals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
yòng zì
to use letters
to use words
diction
shēng chén bā zì
one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch
zì mǔ shùn xù
order of letters in an alphabet
rén zì tuō
flip-flops
abbr. for 人字拖鞋[ren2 zi4 tuo1 xie2]
rèn zì
literate
knowing how to read
tóu wén zì
initial
first letter of word (in Latin script)
zì yuán
character (computing) (Tw)
Sān zì jīng
Three character classic, a 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian tenets in lines of 3 characters
sān zì jīng
(slang) swearword
four-letter word
zì fú jí
character set (e.g. ASCII 美國資訊交換標準碼|美国资讯交换标准码 or Unicode 統一碼|统一码)
dà xiě zì mǔ
capital letters
uppercase letters
fán tǐ zì
traditional Chinese character
zì fú chuàn
string (computer science)
Shuō wén jiě zì
Shuowen, the original Han dynasty dictionary by Xu Shen 許慎|许慎
jiǎn huà zì
simplified Chinese character
guó zì
(Chinese) characters native to Korea, Japan, Vietnam etc
Japanese kokuji
Korean gugja
qiān zì wén
Thousand character classic, 6th century poem used as traditional reading primer
zào zì
to create Chinese characters
cf Six Methods of forming Chinese characters 六書|六书[liu4 shu1]
zì gēn
character root
word root
etymon
zì shū
character book (i.e. school primer)
duō yīn zì
character with two or more readings
tǔ zì
diction
enunciation
to pronounce the words correctly (in opera)
bái zhǐ hēi zì
(written) in black and white
xié tǐ zì
italic letter
slanting typeface
shí zì huā kē
Cruciferae or Brassicaceae (taxonomic family including Brassica etc whose flowers have a cross of 4 petals)
zhǐ zì bù tí
not to mention (idiom); to say not one word
fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
to censor
xiàng xíng zì
pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
Chinese character derived from a picture
sometimes called hieroglyph
huó zì yìn shuā
printing with movable type
chāi zì
fortune telling by unpicking Chinese characters
zì zǔ
block (of data)
code word
wǔ bǐ zì xíng
five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
biǎo zì
literary name (an alternative name of a person stressing a moral principle)
courtesy name
zhú zì zhú jù
literal
word by word and phrase by phrase
běn zì
original form of a Chinese character
gāo qīng shù zì diàn shì
high definition digital television
tōng jiǎ zì
phonetic loan character
using one character interchangeably for phonetically related characters
pī bā zì
to have one's fortune read
system of fortune telling based on a person's date and time of birth, according to 干支 (sexagenary cycle)
yì tǐ zì
variant Chinese character
gǔ zì
old character
archaic form of a Chinese character
bié zì
mispronounced or wrongly written character
qiān zì
type
movable letters (printing)
zì huì
(computer) character repertoire
glossary, lexicon
zì gēn biǎo
table of components used in wubi input method 五筆輸入法|五笔输入法[wu3 bi3 shu1 ru4 fa3]
yī zì qiān jīn
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
(in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
each word is highly valued
shí zì jūn dōng zhēng
the Crusades
crusaders' eastern expedition
pīn yīn wén zì
phonetic alphabet
alphabetic writing system
bā zì xíng
shape resembling the character 八 or 8
V-shape
splayed
figure of eight
xíng shēng zì
radical plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character
zhào zì jié
megabyte (2^20 or approximately a million bytes)
bā zì fāng zhēn
policy expressed in eight characters, e.g. 巩固、深化、提高、发展[Gong3 gu4 , shen1 hua4 , ti2 gao1 , fa1 zhan3] "Consolidate, deepen, enhance and grow"
eight-character policy
biǎo yì wén zì
ideograph
ideographical writing system
zì jù
written pledge
contract
IOU
lüè zì
abbreviated character
simplified character
rén zì tuō xié
flip-flops
flip-flop sandals
thongs
see also 人字拖[ren2 zi4 tuo1]
sú zì
common form of Chinese character (as opposed to etymologically correct form 正體字|正体字)
same as 俗體字|俗体字
Shù zì Bǎn quán Guǎn lǐ
Digital Rights Management (DRM)
jiǎ gǔ wén zì
oracle script
oracle bone character (an early form of Chinese script)
wén zì gǎi gé
reform of the writing system
wú zì bēi
stone tablet without inscription
blank stele
xiē xíng wén zì
cuneiform (Babylonian script)
bā zì méi
sloping eyebrows, formed like character for "eight"
chá zì fǎ
look-up method for Chinese characters
tí bǐ wàng zì
to have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters
huì yì zì
combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements
also known as joint ideogram or associative compounds
zhèng tǐ zì
correct form of a Chinese character (when the common form 俗字 differs)
plain typeface (as opposed to bold or italics)
another name for traditional Chinese character (mainly in Taiwan)
gè rén shù zì zhù lǐ
personal digital assistant (PDA)
Luó mǎ zì mǔ
Roman letters
Roman alphabet
zōng hé yè wù shù zì wǎng
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) (computing)
bā zì hú
mustache shaped like character 八
dú tǐ zì
single-component character
hàn zì zì tǐ
calligraphic style of Chinese characters
typeface
font
wén zì xué jiā
expert on writing systems
xiāng tóng míng zì
like-named
having the same name
qiáng wēi shí zì tuán
the Rosicrucian order (masonic order)
Shuō wén jiě zì zhù
Commentary on Shuowen (1815) by Duan Yucai 段玉裁
zì jiǎo
serif
hook at the end of brushstroke
guāng xué zì fú shí bié
optical character recognition, OCR
shú zì
familiar words
known Chinese character
lěng zì
obscure word
unfamiliar character
jué duì shù zì
absolute (as opposed to relative) number
hé tǐ zì
a Chinese character formed by combining existing elements - i.e. a combined ideogram 會意|会意 or radical plus phonetic 形聲|形声
shí wén duàn zì
literate
a cultured person
sè zì tóu shàng yī bǎ dāo
lit. there is a knife above the character for lust
fig. lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences
xī lǐ ěr zì mǔ
Cyrillic alphabet
Cyrillic letters
bā zì bù
step with feet splayed outwards
bā zì hái méi yī piě
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八
things have not even begun to take shape
no sign of success yet
jiǎ jiè zì
loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
character acquiring meanings by phonetic association
also called phonetic loan
yán zì páng
name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149)
see also 訁|讠[yan2]
dīng zì chǐ
T-square
set square (carpenter's tool)
Lā dīng wén zì
the alphabet
latin letters
jiǎn zì fǎ
indexing system for Chinese characters in a dictionary
yī zì bù tí
to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
bā zì méi yī piě
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
no sign of success yet
kōu zì yǎn
to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words
duō yīn duō yì zì
character having several readings and meanings
qiān zì fèi
signing bonus
sign-on bonus
jiǎn zì biǎo
word index (of a dictionary)
zhǐ shì zì
ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down
also known as self-explanatory character
fǎn yì zì
character with opposite meaning
antonym
opposite characters
nán shí zì zuò
Crux (constellation)
Southern Cross
kǎi zì
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
yī zì zhī shī
one who can correct a misread or misspelt character and thus be your master
dīng zì bù
T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape)
Hán wén zì mǔ
hangeul 한글, Korean phonetic alphabet
Korean letters
Zhōng Rì Hán tǒng yī biǎo yì wén zì
China Japan Korea (CJK) unified ideographs
Unihan
nán zì
Vietnam characters (like Chinese characters but native to Vietnam)
é zì
erroneous character
typographical error
sú tǐ zì
common form of Chinese character (versus the etymologically correct form)
sǐ wén zì
dead language
indecipherable script
jí zì jié
gigabyte (2^30 or approximately a billion bytes)
nèi bā zì jiǎo
intoeing
pigeon toes
knock-knees
jiā mì tào jiē zì xié yì céng
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) (computing)
wǔ bǐ zì xíng
Chinese character input method for entering characters by numbered strokes
variant of 五筆字型|五笔字型[wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2]
sān shí liù zì mǔ
thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
Zhōng huá Zì hǎi
Zhonghua Zihai, the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionary with 85,568 entries, compiled in 1994
Guó yǔ luó mǎ zì
"Gwoyeu Romatzyh" romanization system for Chinese devised by Zhao Yuanren in 1926
máng zì
Braille characters (alphabet for the blind)
zhuì zì
to spell
to compose words
zì zì zhū yù
every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
shù zì fēn pín
digital frequency sharing
hǔ zì tóu
name of "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141)
see also 虍[hu1]
hàn zì chá zì fǎ
look-up method for Chinese characters
tōng yòng zì fú jí
universal character set UCS
bā zì hú xū
mustache shaped like character 八
zì zhǐ lǒu zi
see 字紙簍|字纸篓[zi4 zhi3 lou3]
zài jiǔ wèn zì
a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)
zhuǎn zhù zì
transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
character with meanings influenced by other words
sometimes called mutually explanatory character
chì zì lěi lěi
debt-ridden
heavily laden with debt
tóng zì kuàng
name of radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13)
see also 冂[jiong1]
kōu zì yǎn r
erhua variant of 摳字眼|抠字眼[kou1 zi4 yan3]
zǒu bèi zì r
erhua variant of 走背字[zou3 bei4 zi4]
shù zì dǎo lǎn shè shī
digital navigation equipment
Cháo xiǎn zì mǔ
hangeul 한글, Korean phonetic alphabet
Korean letters
shēng páng zì
character serving as sound value of another character
phonetic
pò tǐ zi
non-standard or corrupted form of a Chinese character
chǎng zì páng
name of "cliff" 厂 radical in simplified Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
bā zì hái méi yī piě r
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八
things have not even begun to take shape
no sign of success yet
tōng yòng Hàn zì biāo zhǔn jiāo huàn mǎ
UCS, Chinese character coding adopted in PRC 1986
abbr. to 通用碼|通用码[tong1 yong4 ma3]
qīng zì tóu
"top of 青 character" component in Chinese characters
bù yī zhì zì
inconsistent phonogram(s)
tóu hào zì
largest typeface
biggest letters
zì gēn tōng yòng mǎ
common coding for components of Chinese character
same as Zheng coding 鄭碼|郑码[Zheng4 ma3]
tǒng Hàn zì
Unihan
China Japan Korea (CJK) unified ideographs
abbr. for 中日韓統一表意文字|中日韩统一表意文字[Zhong1 Ri4 Han2 tong3 yi1 biao3 yi4 wen2 zi4]
bǐ huà jiǎn zì biǎo
look-up table for Chinese character based on radical and stroke-count
shēn céng wén zì
deep orthography (not governed by simple rules)
dōng zì tóu
name of "walk slowly" component in Chinese characters
see also 夂[zhi3]
qū zì kuàng
name of radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 22)
see also 匚[fang1]
diàn dǎ zì jī
electric typewriter (as opposed to hand typewriter)
kǒu yǔ zì cí shí bié
recognition of spoken word
qiǎn céng wén zì
shallow orthography (governed by simple rules)
shí zì tóu luó dāo
Phillips screwdriver (i.e. with cross slit)
shù zì dìng gòu xiàn lù
digital subscriber line
DSL
tōng yòng zì yuán zǔ
Universal character set (UCS)
zì mǔ shùn xù gài lǜ
probability of letter sequences
cán mián zì
handwriting that resembles a hibernating silkworm
shǒu dǎ zì jī
hand typewriter (as opposed to electric typewriter)
shuǐ dǐ xiě zì bǎn
underwater writing tablet
zuǒ zì tóu
"top of 左 character" component in Chinese characters
Zhèng zì tōng
Zhengzitong, Chinese character dictionary with 33,549 entries, edited by Ming scholar Zhang Zilie 張自烈|张自烈[Zhang1 Zi4 lie4] in 17th century
Zhù yīn Zì mǔ
see 注音符號|注音符号[Zhu4 yin1 Fu2 hao4]
huó zì diǎn
walking dictionary
well-informed person
hàn zì
Chinese character
CL:個|个[ge4]
Japanese: kanji
Korean: hanja
Vietnamese: hán tự
Hàn yǔ Dà Zì diǎn
Hanyu Da Zidian, one of the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionaries with 54,678 (and later 60,370) entries, first published between 1986-1990
zhèng zì
to correct an erroneously written character
regular script (calligraphy)
standard form (of a character or spelling)
xīn zì tǐ
shinjitai, simplified Japanese character used since 1946
wén zì yù
literary inquisition
official persecution of intellectuals for their writing
shù zì yòng hù xiàn lù
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Kāng xī Zì diǎn
the Kangxi Dictionary, named after the Kangxi Emperor, who in 1710 ordered its compilation, containing 47,035 single-character entries
lüè zì
abbreviated character
simplified character
huà shí zì
to make the sign of the cross
to make a cross (on paper)
pò yīn zì
character with two or more readings
character where different readings convey different meanings (Tw)
zhī zì bù tí
not to mention (idiom); to say not one word
fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
to censor
Shuō wén Jiě zì Zhù
Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) by Duan Yucai 段玉裁[Duan4 Yu4 cai2]
Shuō wén Jiě zì
Shuowen Jiezi, the original Han dynasty Chinese character dictionary with 10,516 entries, authored by Xu Shen 許慎|许慎[Xu3 Shen4] in 2nd century
Xī lǐ ěr zì mǔ
Cyrillic alphabet
Cyrillic letters
jiù zì tǐ
kyujitai, traditional Japanese character used before 1946
xí zì
to practice writing characters
liàn zì
to practice writing characters
Mǐ zì qí
Union Jack (flag of the United Kingdom)
qiān zì bǐ
felt-tip pen
roller ball pen
gel ink pen
Dì èr cì Hàn zì Jiǎn huà Fāng àn
Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (second round of simplified Chinese characters, proposed in 1977 and retracted in 1986)
abbr. to 二簡|二简[er4 jian3]
yán wén zì
Japanese-style emoticon, e.g. (⇀‸↼‶)
liù zì zhēn yán
the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)
Rén zì dòng
Renzidong palaeolithic archaeological site at Fanchang 繁昌[Fan2 chang1], Anhui
Sān zì Jīng
Three Character Classic, 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian tenets in lines of 3 characters
yī zì bāo biǎn
dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
concise and powerful style
yī zì jīn
headband
strip of cloth worn around the head
yī zì bù là
see 一字不漏[yi1 zi4 bu4 lou4]
yī zì yī lèi
each word is a teardrop (idiom)
huà shí zì
variant of 畫十字|画十字[hua4 shi2 zi4]
zì hao
character size
font size
fame
reputation
shop
name of a shop
zì yuán
Chinese character etymology
zì zhèng qiāng yuán
(of singing or speaking) very articulate pronunciation and vocalizing
Zì lín
Zilin, Chinese character dictionary with 12,824 entries from ca. 400 AD
Zì huì
Zihui, Chinese character dictionary with 33,179 entries, released in 17th century
Guó yǔ Luó mǎ zì
Gwoyeu Romatzyh, a romanization system for Chinese devised by Y.R. Chao and others in 1925-26
yǎo zì
to pronounce (clearly or otherwise)
to enunciate
Nán shí zì zuò
Crux (constellation)
Southern Cross
Qiān zì wén
Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer