字母

1. letters of an alphabet; letter

♦ 汉语拼音~ the Chinese phonetic alphabet

♦ 英语~ the English alphabet

♦ 大写~ a capital letter

♦ 按~顺序排列 be arranged in alphabetical order; be arranged alphabetically

2. (in phonology) a character representing an initial consonant (声母), as 明 míng for the initial m