字 zi⁶ {zì}

(noun) the number of floor

字 zi⁶ {zì}

1. letter
2. symbol
3. character
4. word
5. CL: 個
6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

字花 zi⁶ faa¹ {zì huā}

noun; Chinese folk gambling

字粒 zi⁶ lap¹ {zì lì}

cast metal type pieces used in printing

字墨 zi⁶ mak⁶ {zì mò}

culture; knowledge

字鎖〔-锁〕 zi⁶ so² {zì suǒ}

a combination lock

字匯〔-汇〕 zi⁶ wui⁶ {zì huì}

Glossary

字紙〔-纸〕 zi⁶ zi² {zì zhǐ}

waste papers which have text written on them already

字詞〔-词〕 zi⁶ ci⁴ {zì cí}

1. letters or words
2. words or phrase

字串 zi⁶ cyun³ {zì chuàn}

character string

字典 zi⁶ din² {zì diǎn}

1. dictionary
2. character dictionary
3. CL: 本

字調〔-调〕 zi⁶ diu⁶ {zì diào}

tone of a character

字段 zi⁶ dyun⁶ {zì duàn}

(numeric, data) field

字符 zi⁶ fu⁴ {zì fú}

character (computing)

字根 zi⁶ gan¹ {zì gēn}

1. character root
2. word root
3. etymon

字據〔-据〕 zi⁶ geoi³ {zì jù}

1. written pledge
2. contract
3. IOU

字句 zi⁶ geoi³ {zì jù}

1. words
2. expressions
3. writing

字腳〔-脚〕 zi⁶ goek³ {zì jiǎo}

1. serif
2. hook at the end of brushstroke

字號〔-号〕 zi⁶ hou⁶ {zì hào}

1. characters and numbers (as used in a code)
2. alphanumeric code
3. serial number

字號〔-号〕 zi⁶ hou⁶ {zì hao}

1. character size
2. font size
3. fame
4. reputation
5. shop
6. name of a shop

字音 zi⁶ jam¹ {zì yīn}

phonetic value of a character

字義〔-义〕 zi⁶ ji⁶ {zì yì}

meaning of a character

字型 zi⁶ jing⁴ {zì xíng}

1. font
2. typeface
3. form of a Chinese character

字樣〔-样〕 zi⁶ joeng⁶ {zì yàng}

1. model or template character
2. written slogan or phrase
3. mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)

字元 zi⁶ jyun⁴ {zì yuán}

character (computing) (Tw)

字源 zi⁶ jyun⁴ {zì yuán}

Chinese character etymology

字林 zi⁶ lam⁴ {Zì lín}

Zilin, Chinese character dictionary with 12,824 entries from ca. 400 AD

字碼〔-码〕 zi⁶ maa⁵ {zì mǎ}

character code

字謎〔-谜〕 zi⁶ mai⁴ {zì mí}

letter puzzle

字尾 zi⁶ mei⁵ {zì wěi}

suffix

字面 zi⁶ min⁶ {zì miàn}

1. literal
2. typeface

字幕 zi⁶ mok⁶ {zì mù}

1. caption
2. subtitle

字母 zi⁶ mou⁵ {zì mǔ}

1. letter (of the alphabet)
2. CL: 個

字眼 zi⁶ ngaan⁵ {zì yǎn}

wording

字首 zi⁶ sau² {zì shǒu}

prefix

字素 zi⁶ sou³ {zì sù}

grapheme

字數〔-数〕 zi⁶ sou³ {zì shù}

1. number of written characters
2. number of words
3. word-count

字書〔-书〕 zi⁶ syu¹ {zì shū}

character book (i.e. school primer)

字體〔-体〕 zi⁶ tai² {zì tǐ}

1. calligraphic style
2. typeface
3. font

字帖 zi⁶ tip³ {zì tiè}

copybook (for calligraphy)

字條〔-条〕 zi⁶ tiu⁴ {zì tiáo}

brief note

字圖〔-图〕 zi⁶ tou⁴ {zì tú}

glyph

字畫〔-画〕 zi⁶ waa² {zì huà}

1. the strokes of a character
2. calligraphy and painting

字彙〔-汇〕 zi⁶ wui⁶ {zì huì}

1. (computer) character repertoire
2. glossary, lexicon

字彙〔-汇〕 zi⁶ wui⁶ {Zì huì}

Zihui, Chinese character dictionary with 33,179 entries, released in 17th century

字集 zi⁶ zaap⁶ {zì jí}

character set

字跡〔-迹〕 zi⁶ zik¹ {zì jì}

handwriting

字節〔-节〕 zi⁶ zit³ {zì jié}

byte

字組〔-组〕 zi⁶ zou² {zì zǔ}

1. block (of data)
2. code word

字一色 zi⁶ jat¹ sik¹ {zì yī sè}

a combination in mahjong

字面上 zi⁶ min² soeng⁶ {zì miàn shàng}

Literally

字紙籮〔-纸箩〕 zi⁶ zi² lo¹ {zì zhǐ luó}

wastepaper basket

字符串 zi⁶ fu⁴ cyun³ {zì fú chuàn}

string (computer science)

字符集 zi⁶ fu⁴ zaap⁶ {zì fú jí}

character set (e.g. ASCII 美國資訊交換標準碼 or Unicode 統一碼)

字根表 zi⁶ gan¹ biu² {zì gēn biǎo}

table of components used in wubi input method 五筆輸入法

字元集 zi⁶ jyun⁴ zaap⁶ {zì yuán jí}

character set

字母表 zi⁶ mou⁵ biu² {zì mǔ biǎo}

alphabet

字紙簍〔-纸篓〕 zi⁶ zi² lau⁵ {zì zhǐ lǒu}

wastepaper basket

字節數〔-节数〕 zi⁶ zit³ sou³ {zì jié shù}

byte count

字字珠璣〔---玑〕 zi⁶ zi⁶ zyu¹ gei¹ {zì zì zhū jī}

it describes one's speech/ word choice is very elegant

字裡行間〔-里-间〕 zi⁶ leoi⁵ hong⁴ gaan¹ {zì lǐ háng jiān}

1. between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
2. connotations

字母順序〔--顺-〕 zi⁶ mou⁵ seon⁶ zeoi⁶ {zì mǔ shùn xù}

order of letters in an alphabet

字斟句酌 zi⁶ zam¹ geoi³ zoek³ {zì zhēn jù zhuó}

weighing every word

字字珠玉 zi⁶ zi⁶ zyu¹ juk⁶ {zì zì zhū yù}

every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing

字正腔圓〔---圆〕 zi⁶ zing³ hong¹ jyun⁴ {zì zhèng qiāng yuán}

(of singing or speaking) very articulate pronunciation and vocalizing

字根合體字〔---体-〕 zi⁶ gan¹ hap⁶ tai² zi⁶ {zì gēn hé tǐ zì}

stem compound

字根通用碼〔----码〕 zi⁶ gan¹ tung¹ jung⁶ maa⁵ {zì gēn tōng yòng mǎ}

1. common coding for components of Chinese character
2. same as Zheng coding 鄭碼