方格 fāng gé checked pattern / square box character (in Chinese text) indicating an illegible character 简写 簡寫 jiǎn xiě to write characters in simplified form / the simplified form of a character / to abbreviate (a word or expression) / to write in simple language syn 字头 字頭 zì tóu single-character headword (in a dictionary) / first character of a Chinese word / the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character / the initial of a Chinese syllable 繁体 繁體 fán tǐ traditional form of Chinese, as opposed to simplified form 簡體|简体[jian3 ti3] syn 假借 jiǎ jiè to make use of / to use sth as pretext / under false pretenses / under the guise of / masquerading as / lenient / tolerant / loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan syn 区位 區位 qū wèi geographical location / (computing) row-cell (i.e. the row 區|区[qu1] and cell 位[wei4] used to specify a character in a CJK character set) 同音字 tóng yīn zì Chinese character that is pronounced the same (as another character) 简体 簡體 jiǎn tǐ simplified form of Chinese characters, as opposed to traditional form 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3] 简体中文 簡體中文 jiǎn tǐ zhōng wén simplified character Chinese, simplified Chinese 生字 shēng zì new character (in textbook) / character that is unfamiliar or not yet studied 繁简 繁簡 fán jiǎn complicated and simple / traditional and simplified form of Chinese characters 简体字 簡體字 jiǎn tǐ zì simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4] syn 正字 zhèng zì to correct an erroneously written character / regular script (calligraphy) / standard form (of a character or spelling) syn 简化字 簡化字 jiǎn huà zì simplified Chinese character 谘 諮 zī simplified form of 諮 (Note: In practice, 咨 is usually used in simplified Chinese rather than 谘, even though 咨 is not officially designated as the simplified form of 諮.) 锺 鍾 zhōng nonstandard simplified variant of 鍾|钟[zhong1] 猊 貎 ní wild beast / wild horse / lion / trad. form used erroneously for 貌 / simplified form used erroneously for 狻 宝贝 寶貝 bǎo bèi treasured object / treasure / darling / baby / cowry / good-for-nothing or queer character syn 提 tí to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid syn 性 xìng nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 白 bái white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera syn 字 zì letter / symbol / character / word / CL:個|个[ge4] / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China syn 人物 rén wù person / personage / figure (esp. sb of importance) / character (in a play, novel etc) / (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting syn 格 gé square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively syn 骨头 骨頭 gǔ tou bone / CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4] / moral character / bitterness / Taiwan pr. [gu2 tou5] syn 脾气 脾氣 pí qi character / temperament / disposition / bad temper / CL:股[gu3] syn 性格 xìng gé nature / disposition / temperament / character / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 品 pǐn (bound form) article / commodity / product / goods / (bound form) grade / rank / kind / type / variety / character / disposition / nature / temperament / to taste sth / to sample / to criticize / to comment / to judge / to size up / fret (on a guitar or lute) syn 语音 語音 yǔ yīn speech sounds / pronunciation / colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character / phonetic / audio / voice / (Internet) to voice chat / voice message syn 文字 wén zì character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 本质 本質 běn zhì essence / nature / innate character / intrinsic quality syn 质 質 zhì character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhi2] syn 色彩 sè cǎi tint / coloring / coloration / (fig.) flavor / character syn 品质 品質 pǐn zhì character / intrinsic quality (of a person) / quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc) syn 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character syn 塑造 sù zào to model / to mold / (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc) / (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words) syn 十字 shí zì cross road / cross-shaped / crucifix / the character ten 字典 zì diǎn Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters) / (coll.) dictionary / CL:本[ben3] 人气 人氣 rén qì popularity / personality / character 音符 yīn fú (music) note / phonetic component of a Chinese character / phonetic symbol / phonogram 君子 jūn zǐ nobleman / person of noble character syn 心地 xīn dì character syn 回车 回車 huí chē to turn a vehicle around / (computing) "carriage return" character / the "Enter" key / to hit the "Enter" key 脱落 脫落 tuō luò to drop off / to fall off / (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out / to omit (a character when writing) 哈利波特 hā lì bō tè Harry Potter (children's book character) 原形 yuán xíng original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character syn 开朗 開朗 kāi lǎng spacious and well-lit / open and clear / (of character) optimistic / cheerful / carefree syn 西门 西門 xī mén two-character surname Ximen 人品 rén pǐn character / moral strength / integrity / (coll.) looks / appearance / bearing syn 骨气 骨氣 gǔ qì unyielding character / courageous spirit / integrity / moral backbone syn 格调 格調 gé diào style (of art or literature) / form / one's work style / moral character syn 标注 標注 biāo zhù to mark out / to tag / to put a sign on sth explaining or calling attention to / to annotate (e.g. a character with its pinyin) syn 泰山 tài shān Tarzan (fictional character reared by apes in the jungle) / Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan syn 品德 pǐn dé moral character syn 脚踏实地 腳踏實地 jiǎo tà shí dì to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom) / realistic without flights of fancy / steady and serious character syn 字样 字樣 zì yàng model or template character / written slogan or phrase / mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc) syn 质地 質地 zhì dì texture / background (texture) / grain / quality / character / disposition syn 字形 zì xíng form of a Chinese character / variant of 字型[zi4 xing2] 品格 pǐn gé one's character / fret (on fingerboard of lute or guitar) syn 习性 習性 xí xìng character acquired through long habit / habits and properties syn 空格 kòng gé blank / blank space on a form / space / 囗 (indicating missing or illegible character) 字符 zì fú character (computing) 读音 讀音 dú yīn pronunciation / literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character 八字 bā zì the character 8 or 八 / birthdate characters used in fortune-telling syn 汉字 漢字 hàn zì Chinese character(s) syn 文静 文靜 wén jìng (of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet syn 共性 gòng xìng overall character 品性 pǐn xìng nature / characteristic / moral character syn 南宫 南宮 nán gōng two-character surname Nangong / Nangong, county-level city in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2tai2], Hebei 写法 寫法 xiě fǎ style of writing (literary style) / way of writing a character / spelling 大丈夫 dà zhàng fu a manly man / a man of character syn 情操 qíng cāo sentiments / feelings / disposition of mind / moral character syn 错字 錯字 cuò zì incorrect character / typo (in Chinese text) 气量 氣量 qì liàng (lit. quantity of spirit) / moral character / degree of forbearance / broad-mindedness or otherwise / tolerance / magnanimity syn 笔画 筆畫 bǐ huà strokes of a Chinese character syn 乖戾 guāi lì perverse (behavior) / disagreeable (character) syn 修身 xiū shēn to cultivate one's moral character / (fashion) slim-fit / body-hugging syn 秉性 bǐng xìng innate character / natural disposition / attitude syn 读法 讀法 dú fǎ pronunciation / reading (of a Chinese character) 痛改前非 tòng gǎi qián fēi completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom) / to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf / a reformed character syn 油滑 yóu huá oily / greasy / unctuous / slippery (character) syn 独孤 獨孤 dú gū two-character surname Dugu 口诀 口訣 kǒu jué mnemonic chant / rhyme for remembering (arithmetic tables, character stroke order etc) syn 一反常态 一反常態 yī fǎn cháng tài complete change from the normal state (idiom) / quite uncharacteristic / entirely outside the norm / out of character syn 诸葛 諸葛 zhū gě two-character surname Zhuge / Taiwan pr. [Zhu1ge2] 单字 單字 dān zì single Chinese character / (Tw) word (of a foreign language) syn 大字报 大字報 dà zì bào big-character poster 象形 xiàng xíng pictogram / one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters / Chinese character derived from a picture / sometimes called hieroglyph 司马 司馬 sī mǎ Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states) / two-character surname Sima 字画 字畫 zì huà the strokes of a character / calligraphy and painting syn 会意 會意 huì yì combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound / to comprehend without being told explicitly / to cotton on / knowing (smile, glance etc) syn 主人翁 zhǔ rén wēng master (of the house) / main character in a novel etc / hero or heroine syn 阿拉丁 ā lā dīng Aladdin, character in one of the tales in the The Book of One Thousand and One Nights 夏侯 xià hóu two-character surname Xiahou 民风 民風 mín fēng popular customs / folkways / the character of the people of a nation (or region etc) 高风亮节 高風亮節 gāo fēng liàng jié of noble character and unquestionable integrity (idiom) syn 别字 別字 bié zì mispronounced or wrongly written character syn 轩辕 軒轅 xuān yuán two-character surname Xuanyuan syn 字号 字號 zì hao character size / font size / fame / reputation / shop / name of a shop 