字

character

1. letter; symbol; character, especially a Chinese character (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 c)
2. word; term; wording; diction
3. (computing) word (natural unit of data)
4. handwriting; writing
5. (historical) courtesy name; Chinese-style name (a name traditionally given to Chinese males at the age of 20 and females at the age of 15)
6. (historical) to style; to give someone a courtesy name
7. (calligraphy) style of handwriting; printing type
8. (calligraphy) (a calligrapher's) calligraphy work
9. pronunciation of a character; pronunciation
10. written letter; message; correspondence
11. receipt; contract; slip
12. (colloquial) side of a coin with written characters; tails
13. (Cantonese, Hakka, Min, Malaysia, Singapore) five minutes (derived from the locations of 1 to 12 on a clock face) (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)
14. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to give birth to; to deliver a baby; to bring into the world
15. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to be pregnant; to be carrying a baby
16. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, historical, of a girl) to be betrothed; to be allowed to marry
17. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to bring up; to raise; to rear (a child)
18. (obsolete or Guzhang Waxiang) to love; to cherish; to care very much for
19. (Luxi Waxiang) to envy; to be jealous of; to admire
20. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to educate; to teach; to instruct
21. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to govern; to administer
22. a surname
23. (Penang Hokkien) certificate