Chinese symbol for “letter”
字
zì
letter; symbol; character; word
The closest CC-CEDICT match for letter is 字 (zì), defined as: letter; symbol; character; word; 个 (gè); courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “letter”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 信 | xìn | letter; mail |
| 字母 | zì mǔ | letter (of the alphabet); 个 (gè) |
| 信件 | xìn jiàn | letter (sent by mail) |
| 书信 (書信) | shū xìn | letter; epistle |
| 信函 | xìn hán | letter; piece of correspondence (incl. email) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 字.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 数字 (數字) | shù zì | numeral; digit |
| 文字 | wén zì | character; script |
| 字母 | zì mǔ | letter (of the alphabet); 个 (gè) |
| 字幕 | zì mù | subtitles; captions (of a movie etc) |
| 汉字 (漢字) | hàn zì | Chinese character(s) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “letter”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.