WHOLE CHARACTER
字
character; word (汉字, 字典); script; handwriting style (草字)
字 is a written character — the letters of Chinese under a little roof.
ZDIC: 形声; a roof over 子 as the sound side.
Character Familiestop / bottom
字
character; word (汉字, 字典); script; handwriting style (草字)
字 is a written character — the letters of Chinese under a little roof.
GF0025–2021 character list · 一级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
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ZDIC: 形声; a roof over 子 as the sound side.
MEANING (THE ROOF RADICAL)
宀
covered house; shelter
Often called the roof component. Its dictionary meaning concerns a covered house; its role in this character is shown below.
In 字: meaning (the roof radical) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
SOUND
子
child; nominal suffix
Child/seed meaning and suffix use are kept distinct.
In 字: sound Sound side per ZDIC: zǐ shares 字's initial and final; only the tone differs (3 vs 4).
Tone 4
- character; word (汉字, 字典)
- script; handwriting style (草字)
- 字典dictionary (of characters)
- 汉字Chinese character
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