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字典

zì diǎnㄗˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ

Sino-Vietnamese: TỰ ĐIỂN

Traditional: 字典

HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 1

Meaning(noun)

Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary

'Look up' is 查字典.

Measure words: 本

Examples

  • 不认识的字可以查字典。

    bú rèn shi de zì kě yǐ chá zì diǎn.

    Look up characters you don't know in the dictionary.

  • 这本字典是爸爸送我的。

    zhè běn zì diǎn shì bà ba sòng wǒ de.

    My dad gave me this dictionary.

  • 现在大家都用手机查字典。

    xiàn zài dà jiā dōu yòng shǒu jī chá zì diǎn.

    Everyone uses their phone to look things up now.

Easily confused

  • 词典 — 字典 lists single characters; 词典 lists words. Often used interchangeably in speech.

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Stroke order

TỰ · 6 strokes

letter; symbol; character; word; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

ĐIỂN · 8 strokes

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