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English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Simplified
HSK
name (of a person or thing) / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
Chinese character(s)
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *字* | 字* | *字
letter / symbol / character / word / CL: 個|个 / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
HSK 1
numeral / digit / number / figure / amount / digital (electronics etc) / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters) / (coll.) dictionary / CL:
HSK 2
character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
letter (of the alphabet) / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
to sign (one's name) / signature
HSK 5
to learn to read / able to read; literate
HSK 6
office building
HSK 6
writing desk
HSK 6
subtitles; captions (of a movie etc)
HSK 7-9
pyramid (building or structure)
HSK 7-9
calligraphic style / typeface / font
HSK 7-9
traditional Chinese character
HSK 7-9
wording
HSK 7-9
(financial) deficit / red letter
HSK 7-9
simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字
HSK 7-9
handwriting
HSK 7-9
incorrectly written or mispronounced characters
HSK 7-9
crossroads / intersection
HSK 7-9
shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation
HSK 7-9
T-girder
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
emoji
(computing) wildcard character (Tw)
single-component character
(idiom) word for word; verbatim; without a single mistake or omission
to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
meaning of a character
font / typeface
Zhonghua Zihai, the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionary with 85,568 entries, compiled in 1994
to spell / to compose words
felt-tip pen / roller ball pen / gel ink pen
exception(s)
loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan
digital communications
character set
Unihan / China Japan Korea (CJK) unified ideographs / abbr. for 中日韓統一表意文字|中日韩统一表意文字
bow legs / bandy legs
characters and numbers (as used in a code) / alphanumeric code / serial number
character size / font size / fame / reputation / shop / name of a shop
character with opposite meaning / antonym / opposite characters
the splits (in gymnastics, dance or martial arts)
single Chinese character / (Tw) word (of a foreign language)
cross road / cross-shaped / crucifix / the character ten
digital currency
the Crusades / crusaders' eastern expedition
alphabetical order
signatory
(astronomy) the Southern Cross
word index (of a dictionary)
single file
each word is a teardrop (idiom)
splayed feet
sloping eyebrows, formed like character for "eight"
keyword
crossword
in a row; in a line
abbreviated character / simplified character
writing tablet / clipboard
tone of a character
the character 8 or / birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
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)
number of written characters; number of words; word count
to create Chinese characters / cf Six Methods of forming Chinese characters 六書|六书
(typography) ligature
phonetic value of a character
flip-flops (abbr. for 人字拖鞋)
(computing) character string (Tw)
grapheme
wrongly written or mispronounced character
Zihui, Chinese character dictionary with 33,179 entries, released in 17th century
(computer) character repertoire / glossary, lexicon
character (computing) (Tw)
piece of paper with short note / short letter
copybook (for calligraphy)
crusaders / army of crusaders / the Crusades
hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet / Korean letters
variant Chinese character
Chinese character (Hanzi) / the native script used to write a nation's language
cross / crucifix / yoke one has to endure
string (computing)
to practice writing characters
the strokes of a character / calligraphy and painting
pictogram / hieroglyph
Chinese character that is pronounced the same (as another character)
single-character headword (in a dictionary) / first character of a Chinese word / the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character / the initial of a Chinese syllable
character (computing)
the Kangxi Dictionary, named after the Kangxi Emperor, who in 1710 ordered its compilation, containing 47,035 single-character entries
original form of a Chinese character
character code
letter puzzle
to write an inscription (poem, remark, autograph etc) / an inscription
Roman numerals
to learn to read / able to read; literate
big-character poster

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