字 [－]

Jyutping zi6
Pinyin zì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. letter
  2. symbol
  3. character
  4. word
  5. CL:個|个[ge4]
  6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) the number of floor
  2. letter/symbol/character/word M: 个gè [个]/courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China/to betroth a girl/wordage/calligraphy works/contract
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    文字​；​記錄語​言​嘅​符​號​（​量​詞​：​隻​／​個​／​行​）
    character; word
    • 漢字
      汉字
      hon3 zi6
      Chinese character; Japanese kanji
    • 英文字
      英文字
      jing1 man2 zi6
      an English word
    • 字母
      字母
      zi6 mou5
      alphabet
    • 字型
      字型
      zi6 jing4
      font
    • 字義
      字义
      zi6 ji6
      the meaning of a word; lexical meaning
    • 簡筆字
      简笔字
      gaan2 bat1 zi6
      abbreviated character
    • 「你篇論文寫咗幾多字？」「五千字左右啦。」
      「你篇论文写咗几多字？」「五千字左右啦。」
      'nei5 pin1 leon6 man2 se2 zo2 gei2 do1 zi6?' 'ng5 cin1 zi6 zo2 jau2 laa1.'
      "How many words did you write for your essay?" "Around 5,000."
    • 「門」字有幾多劃㗎？
      「门」字有几多划㗎？
      mun4 zi6 jau5 gei2 do1 waak6 gaa3?
      How many strokes are there in the character 門?
  2. 名詞
    十二​小時​制​嘅​時​鐘​上面​有​十二​個​代表​整​點​嘅​數​字​，​分針​每​五分​鐘就​到​另​一個​數字​，​所以​每個​字​就​用​嚟​代指​五分​鐘​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    five minutes; literally 'number' (referring to the distance between two adjacent numbers on a clock)
    • 半個字
      半个字
      bun3 go3 zi6
      two minutes and a half
    • 七點九個半字
      七点九个半字
      cat1 dim2 gau2 go3 bun3 zi6
      7:47 (time)
    • 你等多我三個字吖，我就快得喇。
      你等多我三个字吖，我就快得喇。
      nei5 dang2 do1 ngo5 saam1 go3 zi6 aa1, ngo5 zau6 faai3 dak1 laa6.
      I'll be ready in 15 minutes. Please wait for me.
    • 而家六點兩個字。
      而家六点两个字。
      ji4 gaa1 luk6 dim2 loeng5 go3 zi6.
      It is 6:10.
  3. 名詞
    憑據​、​字據
    written pledge, contract
    • 白紙黑字寫清楚協議內容，可以保障大家嘅權利。
      白纸黑字写清楚协议内容，可以保障大家嘅权利。
      baak6 zi2 hak1 zi6 se2 cing1 co2 hip3 ji5 noi6 jung4, ho2 ji5 bou2 zoeng3 daai6 gaa1 ge3 kyun4 lei6.
      Putting the agreement in writing will protect everyone's rights.
  4. 名詞
    書法​；​字跡​；​筆跡​；​寫​字​嘅​痕​跡​、​表現​形式​（​量​詞​：​手​）
    script; handwriting; penmanship; calligraphy
    • 你手字好靚喎！
      你手字好靓㖞！
      nei5 sau2 zi6 hou2 leng3 wo3!
      Your handwriting/calligraphy is beautiful!
  5. 名詞
    硬幣​上​鑄​有幣值​數字果​一邊
    tails (of a coin)
    • 擲到公我就俾一蚊你，擲到字你就俾一蚊我。
      掷到公我就俾一蚊你，掷到字你就俾一蚊我。
      zaak6 dou2 gung1 ngo5 zau6 bei2 jat1 man1 nei5, zaak6 dou2 zi6 nei5 zau6 bei2 jat1 man1 ngo5.
      If it's heads, I'll give you a dollar; if it's tails, you'll have to give me a dollar.
  6. 名詞
    發音
    pronunciation (of a word or character)
    • 字正腔圓
      字正腔圆
      zi6 zing3 hong1 jyun4
      to speak with clear articulation
    • 新聞主播咬字一定要清楚。
      新闻主播咬字一定要清楚。
      san1 man4 zyu2 bo3 ngaau5 zi6 jat1 ding6 jiu3 cing1 co2.
      News anchors must pronounce words clearly.
  7. 名詞
    以前​男子​滿​二十​歲​，​行過​冠禮​，​代表​經​已成​人​，​就會取​表字​（​或​作別​字​）​，​改​嗰​陣​會​襯​返​佢​本名​嘅​意思​。​同輩​外人​多數​唔​會​直呼其名​，​而​係​以字​相稱​。
    (in Chinese culture) zi, i.e. a courtesy name bestowed upon a man at his coming-of-age ceremony at 20. Although the courtesy name usually matches in meaning with the given name, the former is usually used in place of the latter by acquaintances of the same generation as a term of address.
    • 岳飛，字鵬舉
      岳飞，字鹏举
      ngok6 fei1, zi6 paang4 geoi2
      Yue Fei, courtesy name Pengju
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    style of handwriting; printing type
  2. character
    word
  3. character
    to envy; to be jealous of; to admire
  4. character
    (a calligrapher's) calligraphy work
  5. character
    receipt; contract; slip
  6. character, historical
    to style; to give someone a courtesy name
  7. character, Cantonese, Malaysia, Min, Singapore
    five minutes (derived from the locations of 1 to 12 on a clock face) (Classifier: 個／个 m c)
    • 三個字
      三个字
      saam1 go3 zi6
      fifteen minutes [i.e. when the minute hand points to 3]
    • 而家系一点十一个字。
      而家系一点十一个字。
      ji4 gaa1 hai6 jat1 dim2 sap6 jat1 go3 zi6.
      It's five to two now. (Literally: It's one o'clock [and] eleven five-minutes.)
    • 争三个字到六点
      争三个字到六点
      zaang1 saam1 go3 zi6 dou3 luk6 dim2
      a quarter to six (Literally: Missing three five-minutes to six o'clock)
  8. character
    to love; to cherish; to care very much for
  9. character
    written letter; message; correspondence
  10. character
    letter; symbol; character, especially a Chinese character (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 c)
    • 這個字怎麼唸？
      这个字怎么念？
      zhè ge zì zěn me niàn ？
      How do you read this character?
    • 字串
      字串
      zì chuàn
      character string
  11. character, obsolete
    to be pregnant; to be carrying a baby
  12. character
    word; term; wording; diction
    • 這字拼錯了。
      这字拼错了。
      zhè zì pīn cuò le ．
      This word is wrongly spelt; you've left out a letter.
  13. character
    pronunciation of a character; pronunciation
  14. character, obsolete
    to educate; to teach; to instruct
  15. character, historical
    courtesy name; Chinese-style name (a name traditionally given to Chinese males at the age of 20 and females at the age of 15)
  16. character, historical, obsolete, of a girl
    to be betrothed; to be allowed to marry
    • 待字閨中
      待字闺中
      dài zì guī zhōng
      to stay in the boudoir waiting to be betrothed
  17. character, obsolete
    to bring up; to raise; to rear (a child)
  18. character
    handwriting; writing
    • 他的字很差。
      他的字很差。
      tā de zì hěn chà ．
      His handwriting is very bad.
  19. character, obsolete
    to govern; to administer
  20. character, colloquial
    side of a coin with written characters; tails
  21. character
    a surname
  22. character, obsolete
    to give birth to; to deliver a baby; to bring into the world
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. letter, character, word
  2. Cangjie Input
    JND
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 五分鍾 – 五分钟
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 一级词汇表 #488
  2. HSK3 一级汉字表 #293
  3. HSK3 初等手写字表 #295
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    写下你名字的大写字母。
    寫下你名字的大寫字母。
    xiě xià nǐ míng zi de dà xiě zì mǔ 。
    • Write your name in capitals.
    • Write your name in capital letters.
  2. Mandarin
    我总是在离手不远的地方放一本字典。
    我總是在離手不遠的地方放一本字典。
    wǒ zǒng shì zài lí shǒu bù yuǎn de dì fāng fàng yī běn zì diǎn 。
    • I always keep a dictionary close at hand.
  3. Mandarin
    把你的名字用大写写下来。
    把你的名字用大寫寫下來。
    bǎ nǐ de míng zi yòng dà xiě xiě xià lái 。
    • Write your name in capitals.
    • Write your name in capital letters.
  4. Mandarin
    字典上写的不总是对的。
    字典上寫的不總是對的。
    zì diǎn shàng xiě de bù zǒng shì duì de 。
    • What a dictionary says is not always right.
  5. Mandarin
    他很难写他的名字。
    他很難寫他的名字。
    tā hěn nán xiě tā de míng zi 。
    • He can scarcely write his name.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    攞你本字典出嚟查吓呢啲字啦。
    攞你本字典出嚟查嚇呢啲字啦。
    lo2 nei5 bun2 zi6 din2 ceot1 lai4 caa4 haak3 nei4 di1 zi6 laa1 。
    • Look up the words in your dictionary.
  2. Cantonese
    你将个数字记熟咗未？
    你將個數字記熟咗未？
    nei5 zoeng3 go3 sou3 zi6 gei3 suk6 zo2 mei6 ？
    • Have you learned the number by heart?
  3. Cantonese
    呢个字有两个意思。
    呢個字有兩個意思。
    nei4 go3 zi6 jau5 loeng5 go3 ji3 si1 。
    • This word has two meanings.
  4. Cantonese
    「啲字母冚办烂左右掉转晒嘅！」「梗系唔系啦，呢啲系俄文嚟㗎，俄文啲字母就系咁写㗎喇。」
    「啲字母冚辦爛左右掉轉晒嘅！」「梗係唔係啦，呢啲係俄文嚟㗎，俄文啲字母就係咁寫㗎喇。」
    「 di1 zi6 mou5 ham6 baan6 laan6 zo2 jau6 diu6 zyun3 saai3 ge3 ！ 」 「 gang2 hai6 m4 hai6 laa1 ， nei4 di1 hai6 ngo4 man2 lai4 gaa3 ， ngo4 man2 di1 zi6 mou5 zau6 hai6 gam3 se2 gaa3 laa3 。 」
    • "Those letters are all the wrong way around!" "No, it's supposed to be like that, it's Russian."
  5. Cantonese
    呢本字典虽然好贵，但系都系值得买嘅。
    呢本字典雖然好貴，但係都係值得買嘅。
    nei4 bun2 zi6 din2 seoi1 jin4 hou2 gwai3 ， daan6 hai6 dou1 hai6 zik6 dak1 maai5 ge3 。
    • This dictionary is very expensive, but is worth buying.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我都搞佢唔掂，而家系噉出拖字诀先㗎咋。
    我都搞佢唔掂，而家係噉出拖字訣先㗎咋。
    ngo5 dou1 gaau2 keoi5 m4 dim6, ji4 gaa1 hai6 gam2 ceot1 to1 zi6 kyut3 gaa3 zaa3.
    • I can't deal with him but only keep him waiting.
  2. Cantonese
    喺一至十拣个数字。
    喺一至十揀個數字。
    hai2 jat1 zi3 sap6 gaan3 go3 sou3 zi6.
    • Pick a number between 1 and 10.
  3. Cantonese
    罗马数字冇零。
    羅馬數字冇零。
    lo4 maa5 sou3 zi6 mou5 ling4.
    • There is no zero in Roman numerals.
  4. Cantonese
    你啲思想好糟糕下㖞，讲一个字你就联想到咁多嘢⋯
    你啲思想好糟糕下喎，講一個字你就聯想到咁多嘢⋯
    nei5 di1 si1 soeng2 hou2 zou1 gou1 haa5 wo3, gong2 jat1 go3 zi6 nei5 zau6 lyun4 soeng2 dou2 gam3 do1 je5…
    • Ahhh naughty you, I just said one word and you could relate so much other things...
  5. Cantonese
    我读卜卜斋𠮶时要背三字经。
    我讀卜卜齋嗰時要背三字經。
    ngo5 duk6 bok1 bok1 zaai1 go2 si4 jiu3 bui6 saam1 zi6 ging1.
    • When I studied in traditional private school, I had to memorise Three Character Classic.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    文字
    文字
  2. Cantonese
    返到楼下撞到陈太，畀佢嗻住倾咗两个字。
    返到樓下撞到陳太，畀佢嗻住傾咗兩個字。
    faan1 dou3 lau4 haa6 zong6 dou2 can4 taai2, bei2 keoi5 zoe1 zyu6 king1 zo2 loeng5 go3 zi6.
  3. Cantonese
    嵌字联
    嵌字聯
    ham3 zi6 lyun2
  4. Cantonese
    佢净系识A字膊，死都唔肯孭镬。
    佢淨係識A字膊，死都唔肯孭鑊。
    keoi5 zing6 hai6 sik1 ei1 zi6 bok3, sei2 dou1 m4 hang2 me1 wok6.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    赤字
    赤字
    chì zì
    • deficit (literally: red figures/numbers)
  2. Mandarin
    日本字。吾国人通读之若动。训解不一。政法书所见者均为勤业劳力之义。经济学称劳动为生产三要素之一。又自动车之动。即拆其字谓乘人自动之意也。
    日本字。吾國人通讀之若動。訓解不一。政法書所見者均為勤業勞力之義。經濟學稱勞動為生產三要素之一。又自動車之動。即拆其字謂乘人自動之意也。
    rì běn zì ． wú guó rén tōng dú zhī ruò dòng ． xùn jiě bù yī ． zhèng fǎ shū suǒ jiàn zhě jūn wèi qín yè láo lì zhī yì ． jīng jì xué chēng láo dòng wèi shēng chǎn sān yào sù zhī yī ． yòu zì dòng chē zhī dòng ． jí chāi qí zì wèi chéng rén zì dòng zhī yì yě ．
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    我老是写白字读破句。
    我老是寫白字讀破句。
    wǒ lǎo shì xiě bái zì dú pò jù ．
    • I always mispronounce words and break my sentences up in the wrong places.
  4. Mandarin
    我把这字念白了。
    我把這字念白了。
    wǒ bǎ zhè zì niàn bái le ．
    • I've mispronounced the character.
  5. Mandarin
    “旋律”一词中的“旋”字
    “旋律”一詞中的“旋”字
    “ xuán lǜ ” yī cí zhōng de “ xuán ” zì
    • the character 旋 within the word 旋律