| 一 | yi1 | all |
| 点 | dian3 | to hint |
| 直 | zhi2 | frank |
| 笔 | bi3 | writing brush |
| 写字 | xie3 zi4 | to write characters |
| 八字 | ba1 zi4 | birthdate characters used in fortune-telling |
| 字符 | zi4 fu2 | word-symbol |
| 乙 | yi3 | bent |
| 叠韵 | die2 yun4 | two or more characters with the same vowel formati |
| 假借 | jia3 jie4 | scam |
| 繁 | fan2 | many |
| 墨 | mo4 | China ink |
| 简写 | jian3 xie3 | to simplify a book |