字[zì]

名

1. word; character

♦ ~形 the form of a written character

♦ ~义 meaning of a word

♦ 你这个~写得不对。 You wrote this character wrong.

2. pronunciation (of a word or character)

♦ 说话~~清楚 pronounce every word clearly; have clear articulation

3. form of a written or printed character; style of handwriting; printing type

♦ 篆~ seal character

♦ 黑体~ boldface type

4. scripts; writings

♦ 专藏~, 不藏画 only collect scripts (or writings), not paintings

5. receipt; written pledge

♦ 收到款子, 写个~儿给他。 Write him a receipt when you get the money from him.

6. a style (or name) taken at the age of twenty, by which a man is sometimes called

♦ 诸葛亮~孔明。 Zhuge Liang styled himself Kongming.