字 [zì]

• 名词
  • （文字） character; word:

    Chinese character;

    汉字

    daily words;

    常用字

  • （字音） pronunciation:

    have clear articulation;

    咬字清楚

    pronounce every word clearly and sing in tune

    字正腔圆

  • （字体） form of a written or printed character; style of handwriting; printing type:

    italics;

    斜体字

    boldface; boldface type;

    黑体字

  • （书法的作品） scripts; writings:

    only collect scripts [writings], not paintings

    专藏字， 不藏画

  • （字眼; 词） wording; diction:

    pay excessive attention to wording

    咬文嚼字

  • （字据） receipt; written pledge:

    give a written pledge;

    立字为凭

    write out and sign a receipt

    开收据并在上面签字

  • （根据人名中的字义， 另取的别名） a style [name] taken at the age of twenty, by which a man is sometimes called:

    Yue Fei styled himself Pengju.

    岳飞字鹏举。

  • （姓氏） a surname:

    Zi E

    字谔

• 动词
  • （旧时称女子许配） (of a girl) be betrothed (in ancient times):
  • （旧时称女子许配） (of a girl) be betrothed (in ancient times):

    be engaged to marry;

    字人

    not yet engaged; not be betrothed yet

    待字闺中