Meaning of zì:
zì
字
Noun
letter; symbol; character; word; CL:個|个[ge4]; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
Wǒ zhèngzài xuéxí xiě zhōngwén zì.
我正在学习写中文字。
I am learning to write Chinese letters.
Zhège zì hěn nán xiě.
这个字很难写。
This character is hard to write.
Zhè gè hànzì yǒu sì gè bǐhuà.
这个汉字有四个笔画。
This Chinese character has four strokes.
Zhè ge zì de yìsi shì shénme?
这个字的意思是什么？
What does this word mean?
Zhège zì hěn nán xiě.
这个字很难写。
This character is difficult to write.
Zài gǔdài Zhōngguó, yīgè nánrén èrshí suì shí huì bèi fùyǔ yīgè zì.
在古代中国，一个男人二十岁时会被赋予一个字。
In ancient China, a man would be given a courtesy name at the age of twenty.
