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字 = 宀 + 子

字 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “letter”. It is built from 宀 (roof) and 子 (offspring). It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
letter
Pinyin (Mandarin)
zì
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
letter, character, word, буква, символ, слово, character, word
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
字 character

Decomposition

ids

  1. 宀 roof
  2. 子 offspring

Characters that contain 字

How to find 字 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “roof” + “offspring”. 字 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 字 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.