Definition
字母 (zìmǔ) means 'letter of the alphabet' — the building blocks of pinyin or any alphabetic writing system. It is distinct from 字 (zì), which means a Chinese character (e.g., 汉), and from 信 (xìn) or 信件 (xìnjiàn), which mean a written letter sent by mail.
noun
letter (of the alphabet)
Measure word · 个
Easily confused
- 字幕zì mùsound-alikesubtitle, caption
Examples
- 字母？Zhège zì mǔ de fāyīn shì shénme?What is the pronunciation of this letter?
- ，字母。Zài Hànyǔ zhōng, měi gè zì mǔ dōu yǒu zìjǐ de xíngzhuàng.In Chinese, each letter has its own shape.
- 。Tā yìbiān xiě zì mǔ yìbiān dú chūlái.He writes letters and reads them out at the same time.
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