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字zì

character; word (汉字, 字典); script; handwriting style (草字)

字 is a written character — the letters of Chinese under a little roof.

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ZDIC: 形声; a roof over 子 as the sound side.

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字zì

character; word (汉字, 字典); script; handwriting style (草字)

字 is a written character — the letters of Chinese under a little roof.

ZDIC: 形声; a roof over 子 as the sound side.

MEANING (THE ROOF RADICAL)

宀mián

covered house; shelter

Often called the roof component. Its dictionary meaning concerns a covered house; its role in this character is shown below.

In 字: meaning (the roof radical) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

SOUND

子zǐ; zi

child; nominal suffix

Child/seed meaning and suffix use are kept distinct.

In 字: sound Sound side per ZDIC: zǐ shares 字's initial and final; only the tone differs (3 vs 4).

zìTone 4
  • character; word (汉字, 字典)
  • script; handwriting style (草字)
  • 字典zìdiǎndictionary (of characters)
  • 汉字hànzìChinese character

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