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Pinyin IPA [tsɹ̩˥˩] Zhuyin ㄗˋ
HSK 1 noun 名词 Book 1 · Lesson 6 freq #913

Meaning

A written Chinese character, or more broadly a written word. 写字 means "to write characters"; 汉字 means "Chinese characters" specifically.

Measure Word

Examples

你叫什么名字? nǐ jiào shén me míng zì What's your name?
您叫什么名字? nín jiào shén me míng zì What's your name?
汉字有多少个? hàn zì yǒu duō shǎo gè How many Chinese characters are there?

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