Chinese symbol for “string”
字符串
zì fú chuàn
string (computing)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for string is 字符串 (zì fú chuàn), defined as: string (computing).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “string”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 琴弦 | qín xián | string (of a stringed instrument) |
| 线 (線) | xiàn | thread; string |
| 绳子 (繩子) | shéng zi | cord; string; rope; 条 (tiáo) |
| 细线 (細線) | xì xiàn | string; thread |
| 细绳 (細繩) | xì shéng | string; twine |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 字符串.
| 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) |
| 符合 | fú hé | in accordance with; to agree with; to conform to; to meet (a requirement); (physics) coincidence |
| 符号 (符號) | fú hào | symbol; mark; sign |
| 一连串 (一連串) | yī lián chuàn | a succession of; a series of |
See also: Japanese symbol for “string”.
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.