字  

[zì]

- （文字） character; word:

Chinese character;

汉字

daily words;

常用字

- （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

- （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

- （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