字样
zì yàng
Pinyin

Definition

字样
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zì yàng
  1. model or template character
  2. written slogan or phrase
  3. mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

míng zi
  1. 1 name (of a person or thing)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  1. 1 letter
  2. 2 symbol
  3. 3 character
  4. 4 word
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
  6. 6 courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
shù zì
  1. 1 numeral
  2. 2 digit
  3. 3 number
  4. 4 figure
  5. 5 amount
  6. 6 digital (electronics etc)
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
shí zì
  1. 1 cross road
  2. 2 cross-shaped
  3. 3 crucifix
  4. 4 the character ten
shí zì jià
  1. 1 cross
  2. 2 crucifix
  3. 3 yoke one has to endure
shí zì xiù
  1. 1 cross-stitch
shí zì lù kǒu
  1. 1 crossroads
  2. 2 intersection
zì diǎn
  1. 1 Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[cí diǎn], which has entries for words of one or more characters)
  2. 2 CL:本[běn]
zì mù
  1. 1 caption
  2. 2 subtitle
zì shù
  1. 1 number of written characters
  2. 2 number of words
  3. 3 word count
zì yàng
  1. 1 model or template character
  2. 2 written slogan or phrase
  3. 3 mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)
zì mǔ
  1. 1 letter (of the alphabet)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
zì yǎn
  1. 1 wording
zì hào
  1. 1 characters and numbers (as used in a code)
  2. 2 alphanumeric code
  3. 3 serial number
zì jì
  1. 1 handwriting
zì tóu
  1. 1 first letter of a word or serial number
  2. 2 first character of a Chinese word
  3. 3 first digit of a number
  4. 4 the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character
  5. 5 the initial of a Chinese syllable
zì tǐ
  1. 1 calligraphic style
  2. 2 typeface
  3. 3 font
xiě zì lóu
  1. 1 office building
dǎ zì
  1. 1 to type
wén zì
  1. 1 character
  2. 2 script
  3. 3 writing
  4. 4 written language
  5. 5 writing style
  6. 6 phraseology
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (12)

一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
  1. 1 each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
  2. 2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
  3. 3 each word is highly valued
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
  1. 1 dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
  2. 2 concise and powerful style
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
  1. 1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
  1. 1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
  1. 1 between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
  2. 2 connotations
载酒问字
zài jiǔ wèn zì
  1. 1 a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)
只字不提
zhī zì bù tí
  1. 1 not to mention (idiom); to say not one word
  2. 2 fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
  3. 3 to censor

Sample Sentences

他们特别喜欢纹一些表达中国传统思想的汉字。“忠、孝、仁、义、忍”可是最受欢迎的纹身字样。哎,这倒有点像岳母刺字的故事。不过好多外国人也不太懂这些文字的意思,他们只是单纯地觉得字很漂亮。
tāmen tèbié xǐhuan wén yīxiē biǎodá Zhōngguó chuántǒng sīxiǎng de hànzì 。“zhōng 、xiào 、rén 、yì 、rěn ”kěshì zuìshòuhuānyíngde wénshēn zìyàng 。āi ,zhè dào yǒudiǎn xiàng Yuèmǔcìzì de gùshì 。bùguò hǎo duō wàiguórén yě bùtài dǒng zhèxiē wénzì de yìsi ,tāmen zhǐshì dānchún de juéde zì hěn piàoliang 。
They really like characters that depict traditional Chinese culture. The most popular characters for body tattoos are ''Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, justice , forbearance." This is a little like the story of Yue Fei's mother-in-law's tattoos. But a lot of foreigners don't really understand what the characters mean. They just innocently see them as beautiful.