字

zì

letter, character, word

How to write 字, stroke by stroke

letter; symbol; character; word; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

Ideographic: A child 子 in a house 宀; 子 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 宀 + 子

名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
字幕zì mùsubtitles; captions (of a movie etc)
数字shù zìnumeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc)
签字qiān zìto sign (one's name); signature
字母zì mǔletter (of the alphabet)
十字架shí zì jiàcross; crucifix; yoke one has to endure
文字wén zìcharacter; script; writing; written language; writing style; phraseology
金字塔jīn zì tǎpyramid (building or structure)
十字shí zìcross road; cross-shaped; crucifix; the character ten
字条zì tiáobrief note
字眼zì yǎnwording
写字xiě zìto write (by hand); to practice calligraphy

写下你名字的大写字母。
xiě xià nǐ míng zì de dà xiě zì mǔ 。
Write your name in capitals.
英文有二十六个字母。
yīng wén yǒu èr shí liù gè zì mǔ 。
The English alphabet has 26 letters.
你在签字前必须仔细看合同。
nǐ zài qiān zì qián bì xū zǐ xì kàn hé tong 。
You must look over the contract before you sign it.
这些数字总数不符。
zhè xiē shù zì zǒng shù bù fú 。
These figures don't add up.
这是个文字游戏。
zhè shì gè wén zì yóu xì 。
This is a pun.