| 1 | 字 | 字 | zì | zi4 | letter; symbol; character; word; Classifiers: 个 ; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China | | |
| 2 | 文字 | 文字 | wén zì | wen2 zi4 | character; script; writing; written language; writing style; phraseology; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 3 | 数字 | 數字 | shù zì | shu4 zi4 | numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc); Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 4 | 字母 | 字母 | zì mǔ | zi4 mu3 | letter (of the alphabet); Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 5 | 汉字 | 漢字 | hàn zì | han4 zi4 | Chinese character; Classifiers: 个 ; Japanese: kanji; Korean: hanja; Vietnamese: hán tự | | |
| 6 | 写字 | 寫字 | xiě zì | xie3 zi4 | to write characters | | |
| 7 | 签字 | 簽字 | qiān zì | qian1 zi4 | type; movable letters (printing); to sign (one's name); signature | | |
| 8 | 字眼 | 字眼 | zì yǎn | zi4 yan3 | wording | | |
| 9 | 字样 | 字樣 | zì yàng | zi4 yang4 | 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) | | |
| 10 | 写字台 | 寫字檯 | xiě zì tái | xie3 zi4 tai2 | writing desk | | |
| 11 | 八字 | 八字 | bā zì | ba1 zi4 | the character 8 or 八 ; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling | | |
| 12 | 金字塔 | 金字塔 | jīn zì tǎ | jin1 zi4 ta3 | pyramid (building or structure) | | |
| 13 | 十字 | 十字 | shí zì | shi2 zi4 | to learn to read; cross road; cross-shaped; crucifix; the character ten | | |
| 14 | 丁字 | 丁字 | dīng zì | ding1 zi4 | T-shaped | | |
| 15 | 赤字 | 赤字 | chì zì | chi4 zi4 | (financial) deficit; red letter | | |
| 16 | 十字架 | 十字架 | shí zì jià | shi2 zi4 jia4 | cross; crucifix; yoke one has to endure | | |
| 17 | 大字报 | 大字報 | dà zì bào | da4 zi4 bao4 | big-character poster | | |
| 18 | 爪字头 | 爪字頭 | zhǎo zì tóu | zhao3 zi4 tou2 | Chinese character component 爫 , used in 乳 , 爱 etc | | |
| 19 | 字帖儿 | 字帖兒 | zì tiě r | zi4 tie3 r5 | piece of paper with short note; short letter | | |
| 20 | 数目字 | 數目字 | shù mù zì | shu4 mu4 zi4 | numeral; digit; number; figure | | |
| 21 | 台罗字 | 臺羅字 | tái luó zì | Tai2 luo2 zi4 | Tai-lo, romanization system for Taiwanese Hokkien (abbr. for 台湾闽南语罗马字拼音方案 ) | | |
| 22 | 字节跳动 | 字節跳動 | zì jié tiào dòng | Zi4 jie2 Tiao4 dong4 | ByteDance, Beijing-based Internet technology company, founded in 2012 | | |
| 23 | 一字儿 | 一字兒 | yī zì r | yi1 zi4 r5 | in a row; in a line | | |
| 24 | 字头 | 字頭 | zì tóu | zi4 tou2 | first letter of a word or serial number; first character of a Chinese word; first digit of a number; the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character; the initial of a Chinese syllable | | |
| 25 | 十六字诀 | 十六字訣 | shí liù zì jué | shi2 liu4 zi4 jue2 | 16-character formula, esp. Mao Zedong's mantra on guerrilla warfare: 敵進我退 ,敵駐我擾 ,敵疲我打 ,敌进我退 ,敌驻我扰 ,敌疲我打 ,敌退我追 when the enemy advances we retreat; when the enemy makes camp we harass; when the enemy is exhausted we fight; and when the enemy retreats we pursue | | |