Chinese Printables Formerly Mandarin Poster
6 strokes
Character #138 · The First 1000

zì

character

character; letter; word; writing; style name (given to men in old China)

Strokes
6
Both scripts
字
Poster cell
Z5

简 = 繁字 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.

01 常用词语

Common words with

  • míngzi name (of a person or thing)
  • hànzì Chinese character
  • shùzì numeral
  • zìdiǎn dictionary
  • wénzì character
  • zìmǔ letter (of the alphabet)
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 字

Write 字 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, zì, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell Z5 · 28 × 36 grid

字 is #138 on The First 1000 poster.

All 1,000 characters, printable at home.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 字 mean in English?
字 (zì) means "character": character; letter; word; writing; style name (given to men in old China).
How do you pronounce 字?
字 is pronounced zì in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄗˋ.
How many strokes does 字 have?
字 has 6 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 字 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 字 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 字?
Common words that use 字 include 名字 (míngzi, name (of a person or thing)), 汉字 (hànzì, Chinese character), 数字 (shùzì, numeral), 字典 (zìdiǎn, dictionary).
How common is 字?
字 is number 138 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell Z5 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.