character in Chinese
hàn zì ·Chinese character ·11 strokes HSK 1
character in Chinese is 汉字, pronounced hàn zì.
How to write 汉字
Animated stroke order. Tap a character to replay its stroke order.
Stroke order of 汉
Stroke order of 字
HSK level
HSK 1汉字 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.
汉字 in a sentence
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这 个 汉 字 怎 么 读 ？How do you read this Chinese character?
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汉 字 很 难 写 。Chinese characters are hard to write.
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他 每 天 学 十 个 汉 字 。He learns ten characters every day.
汉字 vs 中文 vs 字母
Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.
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汉字 = individual characters; 中文 = the whole language. You write 汉字 but speak 中文.
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Chinese has 汉字, not an alphabet — the 26 letters of English are 字母.