Learn how to write 字 through stroke order & printable worksheets

Learn to write the Chinese character "字" by watching the stroke order animation of "字".

Master the Chinese character '字' stroke by stroke with visual step-by-step instructions.

Learn the proper way to write the Chinese character '字' through a video tutorial with a calligraphy teacher. Follow the Calligraphy Master's Step-by-Step Guide to Write the Chinese Character '字'. You can download the printable handwriting worksheets below and practice writing together with pen and paper.

Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "字"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 字

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "字"

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 字

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Pinyin zì

Radical

子

Strokes

Definition

letter / symbol / character / word

Usage

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咬文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo zì

to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording

咬字 yǎo zì

to pronounce (clearly or otherwise) / to enunciate

名字 míng zi

name (of a person or thing) / CL:個|个[ge4]

字句 zì jù

words / expressions / writing

字斟句酌 zì zhēn jù zhuó

weighing every word

数字 shù zì

numeral / digit / number / figure / amount / digital (electronics etc) / CL:個|个[ge4]

文字 wén zì

character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4]

签字 qiān zì

to sign (one's name) / signature

字形 zì xíng

form of a Chinese character / variant of 字型[zi4 xing2]

字母 zì mǔ

letter (of the alphabet) / CL:個|个[ge4]

字体 zì tǐ

calligraphic style / typeface / font

大字 dà zì

big character

字数 zì shù

number of written characters / number of words / word count

小字 xiǎo zì

small character

字样 zì yàng

model or template character / written slogan or phrase / mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)

繁体字 fán tǐ zì

traditional Chinese character

字迹 zì jì

handwriting

数字化 shù zì huà

to digitalize / digital

赤字 chì zì

(financial) deficit / red letter

字符 zì fú

character (computing)

字型 zì xíng

font / typeface

字眼 zì yǎn

wording

字头 zì tóu

first letter of a word or serial number / first character of a Chinese word / first digit of a number / the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character / the initial of a Chinese syllable

简体字 jiǎn tǐ zì

simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4]

字帖 zì tiè

copybook (for calligraphy)

活字印刷 huó zì yìn shuā

printing with movable type

拆字 chāi zì

fortune telling by unpicking Chinese characters

拼音文字 pīn yīn wén zì

phonetic alphabet / alphabetic writing system

写字楼 xiě zì lóu

office building

字典 zì diǎn

dictionary / character dictionary / CL:本[ben3]

楔形文字 xiē xíng wén zì

cuneiform (Babylonian script)

特殊字符 tè shū zì fú

special character

文字狱 wén zì yù

literary inquisition / official persecution of intellectuals for their writing

字画 zì huà

the strokes of a character / calligraphy and painting

签字笔 qiān zì bǐ

felt-tip pen / roller ball pen / gel ink pen

篆字 zhuàn zì

Seal characters

字纸篓 zì zhǐ lǒu

wastepaper basket

脏字 zāng zì

obscenity

字符串 zì fú chuàn

string (computer science)

衬字 chèn zì

word inserted in a line of verse for balance or euphony

识字 shí zì

to learn to read

字谜 zì mí

letter puzzle

铅字 qiān zì

type / movable letters (printing)

铸字 zhù zì

typecasting / typefounding / foundry type / hand type

关键字 guān jiàn zì

keyword

待字闺中 dài zì guī zhōng

not betrothed yet / One's daughter is still unmarried. / waiting in the boudoir to be betrothed

How to write 字

Animated Stroke Order of 字

Stroke by Stroke: 字 Writing Order

Follow the Calligraphy Master: Writing '字' Step-by-Step

Free Printable 字 Handwriting Practice Worksheets

Meaning of 字

Same Pronunciation Characters

Same Radical Characters