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zi6

zi4 zi5

[1] [n] word; letter; character; word; logograph; glyph [2] [v] betroth a girl [3] name or style taken at the age of 20, by which one was sometimes called [4] Chinese character with more than one component, cf. 文

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Stroke count: 6

Level: 2

Radical: 子 (#39)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Don't confuse with:
子宇

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十字 sap6 zi6 shi2 zi4 = a cross

打字 daa2 zi6 da3 zi4 = to type

漢字 hon3 zi6 han4 zi4 = Chinese character

字母 zi6 mou5 zi4 mu3 = letter; alphabet

字典 zi6 din2 zi4 dian3 = dictionary

字型 zi6 jing4 zi4 xing2 = font; typeface

打字機 daa2 zi6 gei1 da3 zi4 ji1 = typewriter

文字 man4 zi6 wen2 zi4 = writing; script

寫字 se2 zi6 xie3 zi4 = to write characters

逐字 zuk6 zi6 = word-for-word; verbatim

數字 sou3 zi6 shu4 zi4 = number; digit; digital

生字 saang1 zi6 sheng1 zi4 = new word

寫字枱 se2 zi6 toi4*2 xie3 zi4 tai2 = writing desk

印字機 jan3 zi6 gei1 yin4 zi4 ji1 = (computer) printer

二個字 ji6 go3 zi6 = ten minutes

三個字 saam1 go3 zi6 = fifteen minutes (also 一個骨 in telling time)

四個字 sei3 go3 zi6 = twenty minutes

五個字 ng5 go3 zi6 = twenty-five minutes

六個字 luk6 go3 zi6 = thirty minutes (also 半 in telling time)

七個字 cat1 go3 zi6 = thirty-five minutes

八個字 baat3 go3 zi6 = forty minutes

九個字 gau2 go3 zi6 = forty-five minutes (also 三個骨 in telling time)

十個字 sap6 go3 zi6 = fifty minutes

十一個字 sap6 jat1 go3 zi6 = fifty-five minutes

十二個字 sap6 ji6 go3 zi6 = sixty minutes

中文數字 zung1 man4 sou3 zi6 zhong1 wen2 shu4 zi4 = Chinese numbers

碼字 maa5 zi6 ma3 zi4 = numeral; digit; counter

大字本 daai6 zi6 bun2 da4 zi4 ben3 = [printing] large-character edition; large-type edition

小字 siu2 zi6 ziao3 zi4 = small character

一字千金 jat1 zi6 cin1 gam1 yi1 zi4 qian1 jin1 = one word is worth a thousand taels of gold

字書 zi6 syu1 zi4 shu1 = wordbook; lexicon; dictionary

字腳 zi6 goek3 zi4 jiao3 = serif

抄字典 caau3 zi6 din2 chao1 zi4 dian3 = search through a dictionary 粵

隻字不提 zek3 zi6 bat1 tai4 zhi1 zi4 bu4 ti2 = not a word of

同音字 tung4 jam1 zi6 tong2 yin1 zi4 = homonym (character with exactly the same sound)

簡體字 gaan2 tai2 zi6 jian3 ti3 zi4 = simplified Chinese characters

繁體字 faan4 tai2 zi6 fan2 ti3 zi4 = traditional Chinese characters

十字架 sap6 zi6 gaa3 shi2 zi4 jia4 = Jesus' cross

得個講字 dak1 go3 gong2 zi6 = all talk and no action 粵

十字路口 sap6 zi6 lou6 hau2 shi2 zi4 lu4 kou3 = crossroads; four-way intersection

字幕 zi6 mok6 zi4 mu4 = subtitle (on TV , DVD)

字體 zi6 tai2 zi4 ti3 = font; typeface

字形 zi6 jing4 = font; typeface

寫字樓 se2 zi6 lau4 xie3 zi4 lou2 = office building

金字塔 gam1 zi6 taap3 jin1 zi4 ta3 = a pyramid; AIDS

別字 bit6 zi6 bie2 zi4 = mispronounced or wrongly written character

寫字檯 se2 zi6 toi4*2 xie3 zi4 tai2 = writing desk

錯字 co3 zi6 cuo4 zi4 = wrong word or character; typo

赤字 cek3 zi6 chi4 zi4 = in the red; in deficit

簽字 cim1 zi6*2 qian1 zi4 = to sign (a signature); a signature

人字拖鞋 jan4 zi6 to1 haai4 = flip-flops; y-shaped sandals 粵

名字 ming4 zi6 ming2 zi5 = a (person's) name

大字 daai6 zi6 = majuscule (a large letter used in printing or writing)

字眼 zi6 ngaan5 = diction; wording

字鎖 zi6 so2 = letter lock

習字 zaap6 zi6 = practise penmanship

咬字 ngaau5 zi6 yao3 zi4 = enunciate; articulate

一個字 jat1 go3 zi6 yi1 ge4 zi4 = one word; one character; five minutes

一字樓 jat1 zi6 lau4 = first floor

個字 go3 zi6 = five minutes

口字邊 hau2 zi6 bin1 kou3 zi4 bian1 = Kangxi radical 30 (mouth) 粵

八字 baat3 zi6 = the eight characters for the birth time used in fortune telling

王字邊 wong4 zi6 bin1 wang2 zi4 bian1 = Kangxi radical 96 (jade) (⺩) 粵

白字 baak6 zi6 = wrong character of phonetic equivalent

紅十字會 hung4 sap6 zi6 wui6*2 hong2 shi2 zi4 hui4 = the Red Cross Society

字號 zi6 hou6 = [粵]: the name of a shop, a trade name; [普]: the word size, font size

植字 zik6 zi6 = to set types for printing

萬字夾 maan6 zi6 gaap3*2 wan4 zi4 jia1 = paper clip

三字經 saam1 zi6 ging1 san1 zi4 jing1 = a textbook for children composed of three word phrases (Three Character Classic)

減筆字 gaam2 bat1 zi6 = characters written in a simplified form

手語猜字 sau2 jyu5 caai1 zi6 shou3 yu3 cai1 zi4 = charades

識字 sik1 zi6 = literate

字紙 zi6 zi2 = waste paper (already written on)

字頭友 zi6 tau4 jau5 = member of a secret or triad society

黑社會字頭友 haak1 se5 wui6*2 zi6 tau4 jau5*2 = member of a triad or secret society

倒字紙 dou2 zi6 zi2 = to dump waste paper

留八字鬚 lau4 baat3 zi6 sou1 = to grow a beard or to have a moustache

三合會字頭友 saam1 hap6 wui6*2 zi6 tau4 jau5*2 = member of a triad or secret society

唔識字嘅 m4 sik1 zi6 ge3 = illiterate 粵

唔識字嘅人 m4 sik1 zi6 ge3 jan4 = an illiterate person 粵

一致字 jat1 zi3 zi6 yi1 zhi4 zi4 = consistent phonogram(s)

不一致字 bat1 jat1 zi3 zi6 bu4 yi1 zhi4 zi4 = inconsistent phonogram(s) 國

俗字 zuk6 zi6 su2 zi4 = vulgar variant character

小寫字母 siu2 se2 zi6 mou5 xiao3 xie3 zi4 mu3 = lowercase (letters)

之字線 zi1 zi6 sin3 zhi1 zi4 xian4 = zigzag

之字形 zi1 zi6 jing4 zhi1 zi4 xing2 = zigzag

字圖 zi6 tou4 zi4 tu2 = glyph

十字形 sap6 zi6 jing4 shi2 zi4 xing2 = cruciform; cross shape

同義字 tung4 ji6 zi6 tong2 yi4 zi4 = synonym

字尾 zi6 mei5 zi4 wei3 = suffix

字帖 zi6 tip3*2 zi4 tie4 = copybook (for calligraphy)

字斟句酌 zi6 zam1 geoi3 zoek3 zi4 zhen1 ju4 zhuo2 = weighing every word

字段 zi6 dyun6 zi4 duan4 = (numeric, data) field

字碼 zi6 maa5 zi4 ma3 = character code

字節 zi6 zit3 zi4 jie2 = byte

字集 zi6 zaap6 zi4 ji2 = character set

字首 zi6 sau2 zi4 shou3 = prefix

指令名字 zi2 ling6 ming4 zi6 zhi3 ling4 ming2 zi4 = command name

指事字 zi2 si6 zi6 zhi3 shi4 zi4 = self-explanatory characters

會意字 wui6 ji3 zi6 hui4 yi4 zi4 = associative compounds

本字 bun2 zi6 ben3 zi4 = [ling.] original character

絕對數字 zyut6 deoi3 sou3 zi6 jue2 dui4 shu4 zi4 = absolute (as opposed to relative) number

相同名字 soeng1 tung4 ming4 zi6 xiang1 tong2 ming2 zi4 = namesake

單字調 daan1 zi6 diu6 = [ling.] citation tone (lit., "single word tone")

字紙簍 zi6 zi2 lau5 zi4 zhi3 lou3 = wastepaper basket 國

字紙籮 zi6 zi2 lo4*1 zi4 zhi3 luo1 = wastepaper basket 粵

單字 daan1 zi6 dan1 zi4 = individual character; separate character

例外字 lai6 ngoi6 zi6 li4 wai4 zi4 = exception(s)

淺層文字 cin2 cang4 man4 zi6 qian3 ceng2 wen2 zi4 = shallow orthography

淺層正字法 cin2 cang4 zing3 zi6 faat3 qian3 ceng2 zheng4 zi4 fa3 = shallow orthography

標有紅字的 biu1 jau5 hung4 zi6 dik1 biao1 you3 hong2 zi4 de5 = [adj] red-letter 國

補位數字 bou2 wai6 sou3 zi6 bu3 wei4 shu4 zi4 = place holder

十字路口兒 sap6 zi6 lou6 hau2 ji4 shi2 zi4 luk4 kour3 = intersection, right-angle junction of two streets (like the character 十) 國

表示數字的 biu2 si6 sou3 zi6 dik1 biao3 shi4 shu4 zi4 de5 = [adj] numeral 國

探測字 taam3 caak1 zi6 tan4 ce4 zi4 = probe (character)

羅馬字母 lo4 maa5 zi6 mou5 luo2 ma2 zi4 mu3 = Roman letters; Roman alphabet

九宮格習字紙 gau2 gung1 gaak3 zaap6 zi6 zi2 = the Nine-Palace Grids

十八格習字紙 sap6 baat3 gaak3 zaap6 zi6 zi2 = the paper used in Chinese copybooks for characters approximately 1cm x 1cm

全體字 cyun4 tai2 zi6 quan2 ti3 zi4 = Traditional characters (term used in Hong Kong)

天文數字的捐款 tin1 man4 sou3 zi6 dik1 gyun1 fun2 = an astronomical donation 國

大字報 daai6 zi6 bou3 da4 zi4 bao4 = big character posters (dazibao)

廣東話字幕 gwong2 dung1 waa6*2 zi6 mok6 guang3 dong1 hua4 zi4 mu4 = Cantonese subtitles (on TV , DVD)

一字馬 jat1 zi6 maa5 = Front Splits

大字馬 daai6 zi6 maa5 = Side Splits

英文字幕 jing1 man4 zi6 mok6 = English subtitles

中文字 zung1 man4 zi6 zhong1 wen2 zi4 = Chinese language characters

國字 gwok3 zi6 guo2 zi4 = characters native and restricted to Korea/Japan/Vietnam

印字格 jan3 zi2 gaak3*2 yin4 zi4 ge2 = [n] a trace copybook for calligraphy

英文字 jing1 man4 zi6 = [n] English writing

字正腔圓 zi6 zing3 hong1 jyun4 = pronounce every word correctly and in a sweet, mellow voice

電子字典 din6 zi2 zi6 din2 = electronic dictionary

字詞 zi6 ci4 zi4 ci2 = letters or words; words or phrase

字符 zi6 fu4 zi4 fu2 = word-symbol; character

粵英字典 jyut6 jing1 zi6 din2 = a Cantonese-English (character) dictionary

老字號 lou5 zi6 hou6 lao3 zi4 hao4 = time-honoured brand; long-established shop

字花 zi6 faa1 = [n] Tse Fa, an illegal form of gambling involving guessing what character will be uncovered

字音 zi6 jam1 = [n] pronunciation; sound (of a word)

字義 zi6 ji6 = [n] the meaning of a word

字粒 zi6 lap1 zi4 li4 = [n] a keypad

字面 zi6 min6*2 = [n] the literal meaning of something; wording

字面上 zi6 min6*2 soeng6 = [n] the literal meaning of something; wording

字頭 zi6 tau4 zi4 tou2 = [n] the radical of a chinese character when on top; a triad society

字條 zi6 tiu4 = [n] a note, memorandum, memo

字跡 zi6 zik1 = [n] handwriting (筆跡)

字鐘 zi6 zung1 = [n] five minutes

雞腸字 gai1 coeng4*2 zi6 = English language writing; written language of westerners 粵

一字兒 jat1 zi6 ji4 yi1 zi4 r5 = in a row; in a line 國

字詞拼音 zi6 ci4 ping3 jam1 zi4 ci2 pin1 yin1 = input Chinese characters or words using pinyin

楔形文字 sit3 jing4 man4 zi6 xie1 xing2 wen2 zi4 = cuneiform character; sphenogram

方塊字 fong1 faai3 zi6 fang1 kuai4 zi4 = Chinese characters

工字形 gung1 zi6 jing4 gong1 zi4 xing1 = H-shaped

古文字 gu2 man4 zi6 gu3 wen2 zi4 = ancient writing

活字 wut6 zi6 huo2 zi4 = [printing] type; letter

簡化漢字 gaan2 faa3 hon3 zi6 jian3 hua4 han4 zi4 = simplify Chinese characters; simplified Chinese characters

金字招牌 gam1 zi6 ziu1 paai4 jin1 zi4 zhao1 pai2 = gold-lettered signboard; a vainglorious title

看圖識字 hon3 tou4 sik1 zi6 kan4 tu2 shi2 zi4 = learn to read with the aid of pictures

拉丁字母 laai1 ding1 zi6 mou5 la1 ding1 zi4 mu3 = the Latin alphabet; the Roman alphabet

十字街頭 sap6 zi6 gaai1 tau4 shi2 zi4 jie1 tou2 = crisscross streets; busy city streets

數字鍵盤 sou3 zi6 gin6 pun4 shu4 zi2 jian4 pan2 = keypad

點字 dim2 zi6 dian3 zi4 = braille

電傳打字機 din6 cyun4 daa2 zi6 gei1 = a teletype

紅十字車 hung4 sap6 zi6 ce1 = an ambulance

舊體字 gau6 tai2 zi6 = traditional Chinese characters

簡筆字 gaan2 bat1 zi6 = simplified characters

咬文嚼字 ngaau5 man4 zoek3 zi6 yao3 wen2 jiao2 zi4 = to pay excessive attention to wording

八字鬍子 baat3 zi6 wu4 zi2 = a split mustache with two strips of hair above the upper lip (shaped like the 八 character)

港式字幕 gong2 sik1 zi6 mok6 gang3 shi4 zi4 mu4 = Cantonese subtitles (on TV , DVD)

簡化字 gaan2 faa3 zi6 jian3 hua4 zi4 = simplified Chinese characters

凸字 dat6 zi6 = Braille

執筆忘字 zap1 bat1 mong4 zi6 = to suddenly forget how to write a word

十字車 sap6 zi6 ce1 = ambulance 粵

反義字 faan2 ji6 zi6 fan3 yi4 zi4 = antonym

人字架 jan4 zi6 gaa3*2 = A-bracket (from shape of 人)

字裡行間 zi6 leoi5 hong4 gaan1 zi4 li3 hang2 jian1 = between the lines, by implication

十字準線 sap6 zi6 zeon2 sin3 shi2 zi4 zhun3 xian4 = crosshair, cross-hair

人字拖 jan4 zi6 to1 = flip-flops; y-shaped sandals 粵

文字處理 man4 zi6 cyu2 lei5 = word processing

搬字過紙 bun1 zi6 gwo3 zi2 = copy without thinking

拆字 caak3 zi6 chai1 zi4 = glyphomancy

測字 caak1 zi6 ce4 zi4 = glyphomancy

疊字 dip6 zi6 die2 zi4 = reiterative locution; repetition of characters

例字 lai6 zi6 li4 zi4 = example of characters

借音字 ze3 jam1 zi6 jie4 yin1 zi4 = borrowed sound character

異體字 ji6 tai2 zi6 yi4 ti3 zi4 = a variant form character

字墨 zi6 mak6 = learning, knowledge, scholarship; words, writing 粵

丁字褲 ding1 zi6 fu3 ding1 zi4 ku4 = a thong

俗體字 zuk6 tai2 zi6 su2 ti3 zi4 = common form of Chinese character (versus the etymologically correct form)

非文字所能形容 fei1 man4 zi6 so2 nang4 jing4 jung4 = no words can describe

深筆字 sam1 bat1 zi6 shen1 bi3 zi4 = traditional Chinese characters

象形文字 zoeng6 jing4 man4 zi6 xiang4 xing2 wen2 zi4 = hieroglyph; pictogram

十字螺絲批 sap6 zi6 lo4 si1 pai1 shi2 zi4 luo2 si1 pi1 = Philips screwdriver 粵

井字架 zeng2 zi6 gaa3*2 = tic-tac-toe shaped frame/shelving

字母詞 zi6 mou5 ci4 zi4 mu3 ci2 = alphabetic word / character

丁字尺 ding1 zi6 cek3 ding1 zi4 chi3 = T-square

竹字頭 zuk1 zi6 tau4 zhu2 zi4 tou2 = Kangxi radical 118 (bamboo) (⺮)

玉字邊 juk6 zi6 bin1 yu4 zi4 bian1 = Kangxi radical 96 (jade) (⺩) 粵

草字頭 cou2 zi6 tau4 cao3 zi4 tou2 = Kangxi radical 140 (grass) (艹)

冰字旁 bing1 zi6 pong4 bing1 zi4 pang2 = Kangxi radical 15 (ice) (冫)

刀字邊 dou1 zi6 bin1 dao1 zi4 bian1 = Kangxi radical 18 (standing knife) (刂) 粵

絲字旁 si1 zi6 pong4 si1 zi4 pang2 = Kangxi radical 120 (silk) (糹)

爪字頭 zaau2 zi6 tau4 zhao3 zi4 tou2 = Kangxi radical 87 (claw) (爫)

衣字旁 ji1 zi6 pong4 yi1 zi4 pang2 = Kangxi radical 145 (clothing) (衤)

神字邊 san4 zi6 bin1 shen2 zi4 bian1 = Kangxi radical 113 (standing spirit) (礻, ⺬) 粵

示字旁 si6 zi6 pong4 shi4 zi4 pang2 = Kangxi radical 113 (standing spirit) (礻, ⺬)

艇字邊 teng5 zi6 bin1 ting3 zi4 bian1 = Kangxi radical 54 (long stride) (廴); Kangxi radical 162 (walk) (辶) 粵

包字頭 baau1 zi6 tau4 bao1 zi4 tou2 = Kangxi radical 20 (wrap) (勹)

病字頭 beng6 zi6 tau4 bing4 zi4 tou2 = Kangxi radical 104 (sickness) (疒)

病字邊 beng6 zi6 bin1 bing4 zi4 bian1 = Kangxi radical 104 (sickness) (疒) 粵

登字頭 dang1 zi6 tau4 deng1 zi4 tou2 = Kangxi radical 105 (dotted tent) (癶)

國字框 gwok3 zi6 kwaang1 guo2 zi4 kuang4 = Kangxi radical 31 (enclosure) (囗)

足字邊 zuk1 zi6 bin1 zu2 zi4 bian1 = Kangxi radical 157 (foot) (⻊) 粵

衣字邊 ji1 zi6 bin1 yi1 zi4 bian1 = Kangxi radical 145 (clothing) (衤) 粵

建字旁 gin3 zi6 pong4 jian4 zi4 pang2 = Kangxi radical 54 (long stride) (廴)

泰字底 taai3 zi6 dai2 tai4 zi4 di3 = Kangxi radical 85 (water) (氺)

萬字底 maan6 zi6 dai2 wan4 zi4 di3 = Kangxi radical 114 (track) (禸)

老字頭 lou5 zi6 tau4 lao3 zi4 tou2 = Kangxi radical 125 (old) (耂)

虎字頭 fu2 zi6 tau4 hu3 zi4 tou2 = Kangxi radical 141 (tiger) (虍)

言字邊 jin4 zi6 bin1 yan2 zi4 bian1 = Kangxi radical 149 (speech) (訁) 粵

言字旁 jin4 zi6 pong4 yan2 zi4 pang2 = Kangxi radical 149 (speech) (訁)

金字邊 gam1 zi6 bin1 jin1 zi4 bian1 = Kangxi radical 167 (metal) (釒) 粵

西字頭 sai1 zi6 tau4 xi1 zi4 tou2 = Kangxi radical 146 (west) (覀)

食字邊 sik6 zi6 bin1 shi2 zi4 bian1 = Kangxi radical 184 (eat) (飠) 粵

廣字頭 gwong2 zi6 tau4 guang3 zi4 tou2 = Kangxi radical 53 (house on cliff) (广)

弄字底 lung6 zi6 dai2 nong4 zi4 di3 = Kangxi radical 55 (two hands) (廾)

同字框 tung4 zi6 kwaang1 tong2 zi4 kuang4 = Kangxi radical 13 (down box) (冂)

凶字框 hung1 zi6 kwaang1 xiong1 zi4 kuang4 = Kangxi radical 17 (open box) (凵)

匡字框 hong1 zi6 kwaang1 kuang1 zi4 kuang4 = Kangxi radical 22 (right open box) (匚)

尤字旁 jau4 zi6 pong4 you2 zi4 pang2 = Kangxi radical 43 (lame) (尢)

簡化錄字頭 gaan2 faa3 luk6 zi6 tau4 jian3 hua4 lv4 zi4 tou2 = Kangxi radical 58 (snout) (彐)

唔識字 m4 sik1 zi6 wu2 shi4 (TW) / shi2 (PRC) zi4 = unable to read (Chinese); illiterate 粵

一字不識 jat1 zi6 bat1 sik1 yi1 zi4 bu4 shi4 (TW) / shi2 (PRC) = illiterate; unable to read even on character (word)

雞乸咁大隻字 gai1 naa2 gam3 daai6 zek3 zi6 ji1 na3 han2 da4 zhi1 zi4 = a very big Chinese character 粵

正字 zing3 zi6 zheng4 zi4 = orthodox character

人字 jan4 zi6 = y-shaped; herringbone

捉字虱 zuk1 zi6 sat1 zhuo1 zi4 shi1 = to be picky with words; put too much stress on wording or find fault with the choice of words 粵

傳世字聯 cyun4 sai3 zi6 lyun4 = a record of generation names

派字歌 paai3 zi6 go1 = a record of generation names

字輩詞 zi6 bui3 ci4 zi4 bei4 ci2 = a record of generation names

字輩譜 zi6 bui3 pou2 zi4 bei4 pu3 = a record of generation names （see also 班次）

班派字 baan1 paai3 zi6 ban1 pai4 zi4 = generation name

輩字 bui3 zi6 = generation name

排行字 paai4 hang4 zi6 = generation name

排名字 paai4 ming4 zi6 = generation name

字勻 zi6 wan4 = generation name

蠅頭小字 jing4 tau4 siu2 zi6 ying2 tou2 xiao3 zi4 = very tiny characters; very small characters

兩男一女得個嬲字 leong5 naam4 jat1 neoi5 dak1 go3 nau1 zi6 liang3 nan2 yi1 nv3 de2 ge4 niao3 zi4 = two guys and one girl means trouble (anger) 粵

勇字在心口 jung5 zi6 zoi6 sam1 hau2 yong3 zi4 zai4 xin1 kou3 = brave; courageous; valiant 粵

心口一個勇字 sam1 hau2 jat1 go3 jung5 zi6 xin1 kou3 yi1 ge4 yong3 zi4 = brave; valiant; courageous 粵

單位數字 daan1 wai6*2 sou3 zi6 = single digit

人字梯 jan4 zi6 tai1 ren2 zi4 ti1 = step ladder; standing ladder; double ladder

人字旁 jan4 zi6 pong4 ren2 zi4 pang2 = Kangxi radical 9 (standing man) (亻)

殘體字 caan4 tai2 zi6 can2 ti3 zi4 = mutilated characters

十字批 sap6 zi6 pai1 shi2 zi4 pi1 = philips screwdriver 粵

一字批 jat1 zi6 pai1 yi1 zi4 pi1 = slotted screwdriver; slot-type screwdriver 粵

唔知個死字點寫 m4 zi1 go3 sei2 zi6 dim2 se2 = to be oblivious to danger 粵

心口掛個勇字 sam1 hau2 gwaa3 go3 jung5 zi6 xin1 kou3 gua4 ge4 yong3 zi4 = be very brave; courageous 粵

唐字 tong4 zi6 tang2 zi4 = Chinese characters 粵

關鍵字 gwaan1 gin6 zi6 guan1 jian4 zi4 = keyword

拼字 ping3 zi6 pin1 zi4 = to spell, spelling

字母表 zi6 mou5 biu2 zi4 mu3 biao3 = alphabet

字母系統 zi6 mou5 hai6 tung2 zi4 mu3 xi4 tong3 = alphabet, alphabetic system

足字旁 zuk1 zi6 pong4 zu2 zi4 pang2 = Kangxi radical 157 (foot) (⻊)

正體字 zing3 tai2 zi6 = the "true" form for a character

百年老字號 baak3 nin4 lou5 zi6 hou6 bai3 nian2 lao3 zi4 hao4 = an old established business

財政赤字 coi4 zing3 cek3 zi6 = financial deficit ("being in the red")

字一色 zi6 jat1 sik1 zi4 yi1 se4 = (mahjong) all honours hand [alternate]

字牌 zi6 paai4*2 zi4 pai2 = (mahjong) honour tiles [alternate]

一字咁淺 jat1 zi6 gam3 cin2 = as easy as ABC and 123 粵

十字軍 sap6 zi6 gwan1 shi2 zi4 jun1 = crusaders; army of crusaders; the Crusades

千字節 cin1 zi6 zit3 qian1 zi4 jie2 = kilobyte

南十字座 naam4 sap6 zi6 zo6 nan2 shi2 zi4 zuo4 = Southern Cross

字串 zi6 cyun3 zi4 chuan4 = character string

字元 zi6 jyun4 zi4 yuan2 = [computer] character (TW)

字元集 zi6 jyun4 zaap6 zi4 yuan2 ji2 = character set

字彙 zi6 wui6 zi4 hui4 = [computer] character repertoire; glossary, lexicon

字彙判斷任務 zi6 wai6/wui6 pun3 dyun3 jam6 mou6 zi4 hui4 pan4 duan4 ren4 wu4 = character decision task

字根合體字 zi6 gan1 hap6 tai2 zi6 zi4 gen1 he2 ti3 zi4 = stem compound

字母順序概率 zi6 mou5 seon6 zeoi6 koi3 leot6*2 zi4 mu3 shun4 xu4 gai4 lv4 = probability of letter sequences

字素 zi6 sou3 zi4 su4 = grapheme

希臘字母 hei1 lip6/laap6 zi6 mou5 xi1 la4 zi4 mu3 = Greek alphabet

數字信號 sou3 zi6 seon3 hou6 shu4 zi4 xin4 hao4 = digital signal

數字網 sou3 zi6 mong5 shu4 zi4 wang3 = digital network

數字訂購線路 sou3 zi6 ding6 kau3 sin3 lou6 shu4 zi4 ding4 gou4 xian4 lu4 = digital subscriber line (DSL)

數字通信 sou3 zi6 tung1 seon3 shu4 zi4 tong1 xin4 = digital communications

字節數 zi6 zit3 sou3 zi4 jie2 shu4 = byte count

正字法模式 zing3 zi6 faat3 mou4 sik1 zheng4 zi4 fa3 mo2 shi4 = orthographic pattern

正字法空間 zing3 zi6 faat3 hung1 gaan1 zheng4 zi4 fa3 kong1 jian1 = orthographic space

正字法規則 zing3 zi6 faat3 kwai1 zak1 zheng4 zi4 fa3 gui1 ze2 = orthographic rule

正字法階段 zing3 zi6 faat3 gaai1 dyun6 zheng4 zi4 fa3 jie1 duan4 = orthographic stage

文字方程 man4 zi6 fong1 cing4 wen2 zi4 fang1 cheng2 = [math.] literal equation

有效數字 jau5 haau6 sou3 zi6 you3 xiao4 shu4 zi4 = [math.] significant figure

阿拉伯數字 aa3 laai1 baak3 sou3 zi6 a1 la1 bo2 shu4 zu4 = [n] Arabic numbers

香港紅十字會 hoeng1 gong2 hung4 sap6 zi6 wui6*2 = Red Cross, HK

香港紅十字會輸血服務中心 hoeng1 gong2 hung4 sap6 zi6 wui6*2 syu1 hyut3 fuk6 mou6 zung1 sam1 xiang1 gang3 hong2 shi2 zi4 hui4 shu1 xue4/xie3 fu2 wu4 zhong1 xin1 (PRC/Taiwan) = Red Cross, HK, Blood Transfusion Service Centre

康熙字典 hong1 hei1 zi6 din2 kang1 xi1 zi4 dian3 = the Kangxi Dictionary

藏文字母 zong6 man4 zi6 mou5 zang4 wen2 zi4 mu3 = Tibetan writing

文字獄 man4 zi6 juk6 wen2 zi4 yu4 = literary inquisition; literary persecution

漢字碼 hon3 zi6 maa5 han4 zi4 ma3 = Hanzi (HZ) code

羅馬數字 lo4 maa5 sou3 zi6 luo2 ma3 shu4 zi4 = Roman numerals

吉字節 gat1 zi6 zit3 ji2 zi4 jie2 = a gigabyte (GB)

匹字節 pat1 zi6 zit3 pi3 zi4 jie2 = a petabyte (PB)

千吉字節 cin1 gat1 zi6 zit3 qian1 ji2 zi4 jie2 = a terabyte (TB)

綜合業務數字網 zung3 hap6 jip6 mou6 sou3 zi6 mong5 zong1 he2 ye4 wu4 shu4 zi4 wang3 = Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN)

字儒 zi6 jyu4 = Chữ Nho

盲人識字系統 maang4 jan4 sik1 zi6 hai6 tung2 mang2 ren2 shi2 zi4 xi4 tong3 = braille (lit., "blind man's literacy system")

米字旗 mai5 zi6 kei4 mi3 zi4 qi2 = the union jack

永字八法 wing5 zi6 baat3 faat3 yong3 zi4 ba1 fa3 = the eight principles of Yong

蜆殼字 hin2 hok3 zi6 = a pair of antonyms 粵

說文解字 syut3 man4 gaai2 zi6 shuo1 wen2 jie3 zi4 = Shuowen Jiezi dictionary

串字 cyun3 zi6 chuan4 zi4 = a character string (in computing)

數字拳 sou3 zi6 kyun4 = 15-20, a Chinese drinking game 粵

六字訣 luk6 zi6 kyut3 = Liu Zi Jue

見字如見人 gin3 zi6 jyu4 gin3 jan4 = handwriting can determine one's personality

知書識字 zi1 syu1 sik1 zi6 zhi1 shu1 shi2 zi4 = literate

通用字符組 tung1 jung6 zi6 fu4 zou2 tong1 yong4 zi4 fu2 zu3 = Universal Character Set, UCS

當字 dong1 zi6 dang1 zi4 = ateji

字喃 zi6 naam4 zi4 nan2 = chu nom

形聲字 jing4 seng1 zi6 xing2 sheng1 zi4 = picto-phonetic character, phonogram, phonetic compound character

食字 sik6 zi6 = pun 粵

新字體 san1 zi6 tai2 xin1 zi4 ti3 = shinjitai, simplified Japanese characters

色字頭上一把刀 sik1 zi6 tau4 soeng6 jat1 baa2 dou1 se4 zi4 tou2 shang4 yi1 ba3 dao1 = danger may lurk behind seduction from women

異形字 ji6 jing4 zi6 yi4 xing2 zi4 = variant form of character

中國國家原字能機構 zung1 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 jyun4 zi6 nang4 gei1 kau3 zhong1 guo2 guo2 jia1 yuan2 zi4 neng2 ji1 gou4 = China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA)

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你打字打得很快呀！國
You type very fast!

而家幾點鐘? 而家係三點三個字。粵
What time is it now? It's a quarter past three.

我寫中文字好慢。粵
I write Chinese characters very slowly.

而家差兩個字七點粵
It's ten to seven now.
[Lit. now different two [counter] five-minutes seven o'clock]

我Ｄ字好難睇咩？粵
Are my (Chinese) characters that hard to read?
[Lit. Me [plural counter] characters very hard read [particle]? D=啲 and is commonly used in Hong Kong.]

你寫字寫得好整齊粵
You have nice handwriting.
[Lit. you write characters write manner very tidy]

在這個環境，這個〝場〞字是個量詞。國
The character "場" is a classifier in this context.
[口語：喺呢個環境，呢個〝場〞字係個量詞。 (The actual context in which this sentence arose was 在還原那場雨, where 場 is a classifier for rain.)]

漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一，大概四千歲了。國
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.

唔好用啲咁僻嘅字眼! 粵
Don't use such uncommon wording!

啲字寫得好四正! 粵
These writings are very neat and tidy.

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