HSK 1 Character #829 · 6 Strokes
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字 (zì · Hán Việt: Tự) — character; letter; word; script; style name. Roof 宀 (mián, house) over child 子 (zǐ): originally meant rearing children under a roof; extended to how basic radicals breed compound characters (文字).
- Pinyin
- zì
- Sino-Vietnamese
- Tự
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 子
- IDS Structure
- ⿱宀子
- Traditional
- 字
字 Stroke-by-Stroke Trajectory (6 Steps)
Customize 字 in Worksheet Generator →字1 点 Diǎn
字1 (43,5)→(55,14)
字2 竖 Shù
字2 (24,20)→(18,40)
字3 横 Héng
字3 (27,27)→(71,32)
字4 折 Zhé
字4 (32,38)→(51,48)
字5 折 Zhé
字5 (47,47)→(36,80)
字6 横 Héng
字6 (13,60)→(89,58)
Origin & Structural Decomposition (字 = ⿱宀子)
Roof 宀 (mián, house) over child 子 (zǐ): originally meant rearing children under a roof; extended to how basic radicals breed compound characters (文字).
⿱宀子 → 宀 + 子 (⿱)
Calligraphy Proportion & Grid Coaching for 字
Align the top dot of 宀, the bottom hook of 子, and the crossing of the final Horizontal stroke all along the vertical grid axis.
Common Stroke Order Pitfall for 字
In lower 子, stroke 4 is Horizontal-Piě (横撇), stroke 5 is the curved Vertical-Hook (弯钩), and stroke 6 is the long Horizontal bar.
Essential HSK Compound Words with 字
Chinese character; Hanzi
calligraphy copybook; practice sheet
name; given name
character dictionary
typeface; calligraphic script style
alphabet letter
numeral; digit
character; script
to sign (one's name); signature
pyramid (building or structure)
caption; subtitle
wording
Example Sentences Using 字 (zì)
遇到不会写的汉字可以查部首字典。
Yùdào bú huì xiě de Hànzì kěyǐ chá bùshǒu zìdiǎn.
When you encounter a Chinese character you cannot write, look it up in a radical dictionary.
请在练习纸顶部写上你的名字和日期。
Qǐng zài liànxízhǐ dǐngbù xiě shàng nǐ de míngzi hé rìqī.
Please write your name and the date at the top of the practice sheet.
楷书是初学者练习汉字结构最标准的字体。
Kǎishū shì chūxuézhě liànxí Hànzì jiégòu zuì biāozhǔn de zìtǐ.
Regular script (Kaishu) is the most standard typeface for beginners practicing character structure.