汉字 (hàn zì)

Character breakdown

• 汉 (Hàn) · 5 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 𦰩 represents the sound. In simplified characters, the 𦰩 component is abbreviated to 又.

• 字 (zì) · 6 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 子 represents the sound. The 宀 (roof) component is based on the original meaning "raise up children". The meaning later shifted to "educate", "word"…

Example sentences

1. 汉字很难读。 — Kanji are difficult to read.
2. 我在学汉字。 — I am studying kanji.
3. 我认识汉字。 — I know the Chinese characters.
4. 汉字很难学。 — Chinese characters are difficult to learn.
5. 我正在读汉字。 — I am pronouncing Chinese words.

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