How common it is
字母 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say zì mǔ slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
字母是组成单词的符号，比如A、B、C。
Zì mǔ shì zǔchéng dāncí de fúhào, bǐrú A, B, C.
Letters are symbols that make up words, like A, B, C.
Context note
学习英语时，我们首先要认识字母。
Xuéxí yīngyǔ shí, wǒmen shǒuxiān yào rènshi zì mǔ.
When learning English, we first need to know the letters.
5 examples
这个字母是A。
zhè ge zì mǔ shì A。
This letter is A.
他学会了所有字母。
tā xué huì le suǒ yǒu zì mǔ。
He learned all the letters.
字母歌很好听。
zì mǔ gē hěn hǎo tīng。
The alphabet song is nice.
请写出这个字母。
qǐng xiě chū zhè ge zì mǔ。
Please write this letter.
每个字母都有不同的发音。
měi gè zì mǔ dōu yǒu bù tóng de fā yīn。
Each letter has a different pronunciation.
5 mini stories
小明在学字母，他最喜欢字母B。因为B像蝴蝶。
xiǎo míng zài xué zì mǔ， tā zuì xǐ huan zì mǔ B。 yīn wèi B xiàng hú dié。
Xiao Ming is learning letters, he likes letter B best. Because B looks like a butterfly.
小红用字母拼出了自己的名字。她很高兴。
xiǎo hóng yòng zì mǔ pīn chū le zì jǐ de míng zì。 tā hěn gāo xìng。
Xiao Hong spelled her name with letters. She was happy.
老师教我们唱字母歌。大家都会了。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men chàng zì mǔ gē。 dà jiā dōu huì le。
The teacher taught us to sing the alphabet song. Everyone learned it.
小刚在纸上写了很多字母。他练习写字。
xiǎo gāng zài zhǐ shàng xiě le hěn duō zì mǔ。 tā liàn xí xiě zì。
Xiao Gang wrote many letters on paper. He practices writing.
字母是学习英语的第一步。我们要认真学。
zì mǔ shì xué xí yīng yǔ de dì yī bù。 wǒ men yào rèn zhēn xué。
Letters are the first step in learning English. We should study carefully.