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識字

简 识字 · 繁 識字
Mandarin · pinyin shí zì

Meanings

  1. to learn to read
  2. able to read; literate
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識
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zì · letter, character, word
识
shí · shì · recognize, understand, know
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2–4 · shi2 zi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sik1 zi6

Cantonese word readings for 識字. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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sik1 zi6

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verb

  1. to learn to read
  2. to know how to read; to be literate

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