[zì]
[名]
(文字) character; word
Chinese character
汉字
daily words
常用字
meaning of a word
字义
(字音) pronunciation
have clear articulation
咬字清楚
pronounce every word clearly and sing in tune
字正腔圆
(字体) form of a written or printed character; style of handwriting; printing type
italics
斜体字
boldface; boldface type
黑体字
the running style of Chinese writing
草字
style of calligraphy of Liu Gongquan (柳公权, 778 -- 865 A. D.)
柳字
He writes a good hand.; He has good handwriting.
他写得一手好字。
(书法的作品) scripts; writings
only collect scripts [writings], not paintings
专藏字, 不藏画
(字眼; 词) wording; diction
pay excessive attention to wording
咬文嚼字
(字据) receipt; written pledge
give a written pledge
立字为凭
write out and sign a receipt
开收据并在上面签字
(根据人名中的字义, 另取的别名) a style [name] taken at the age of twenty, by which a man is sometimes called
Yue Fei styled himself Pengju.
岳飞字鹏举。
(姓氏) a surname
Zi E
字谔
[动]
(旧时称女子许配) (of a girl) be betrothed (in ancient times)
be engaged to marry
字人
not yet engaged; not be betrothed yet
待字闺中