How common it is
字 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say zì slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
字是构成汉字的基本单位，就像字母组成英文单词一样。我们可以通过学习这些基本的字来认识更多的词和句子。
zì shì gòu chéng hànzì de bā jī dān, jiù xiàng míng zi zǔ chéng yīngwén dūrú yíyàng. wǒmen kětōng qǐ lì xuéxí zhèxiē bānjī de zì lái rènzhī gèng duō de cí hé jùzi.
Characters are the basic units that make up Chinese characters, just like letters form English words. By learning these basic characters, we can recognize more words and sentences.
Context note
字经常出现在课本、报纸和书籍中。在学习汉字时，我们常常需要记住这些基本的字。
zì jīng cháng xià chuán kàng běn kān, bào zhǐ hé shū jí zhōng. zài xuéxí hànzì shí, wǒmen chángcháng xūyào jìzhù zhèxiē bānjī de zì.
Characters frequently appear in textbooks, newspapers, and books. When learning Chinese characters, we often need to remember these basic characters.
5 examples
这个字是水。
zhè ge zì shì shuǐ。
This character is water.
他写了很多字。
tā xiě le hěn duō zì。
He wrote many characters.
这个字的拼音是zì。
zhè ge zì de pīn yīn shì z ì。
The pinyin of this character is zì.
每个汉字都有一个字。
měi gè hàn zì dōu yǒu yí gè zì。
Each Chinese character has one character.
学习汉字需要记住很多字。
xué xí hàn zì xū yào jì zhù hěn duō zì。
Learning Chinese characters requires remembering many characters.
5 mini stories
小明在课本上看到了一个字，他很高兴。
xiǎo míng zài kè běn shàng kàn dào le yí gè zì， tā hěn gāo xìng。
Xiaoming saw a character in his textbook and was very happy.
妈妈教小华写汉字，她先教了几个字。
mā ma jiào xiǎo huá xiě hàn zì， tā xiān jiào le jǐ gè zì。
Mama taught Xiaohua to write Chinese characters and first taught her a few characters.
小红在报纸上看到了一个有趣的字，她想查字典。
xiǎo hóng zài bào zhǐ shàng kàn dào le yí gè yǒu qù de zì， tā xiǎng chá zì diǎn。
Xiaohong saw an interesting character in the newspaper and wanted to look it up in a dictionary.
爸爸教小杰认字，他先从简单的字开始。
bà ba jiào xiǎo jié rèn zì， tā xiān cóng jiǎn dān de zì kāi shǐ。
Dad taught Xiaojie to recognize characters and started with simple ones.
老师在黑板上写了几个字，让学生认读。
lǎo shī zài hēi bǎn shàng xiě le jǐ gè zì， ràng xué shēng rèn dú。
The teacher wrote a few characters on the blackboard for students to read.