zì mǔ
letters [of an alphabet]
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汉语中有26个字母。
hànyǔ zhōng yǒu èrshíliù gè zìmǔ.
There are 26 letters in the Chinese language.
这些字母是a、b、c、d、e、f、g、h、i、j、k、l、m、n、o、p、q、r、s、t、u、v、w、x、y、z。
zhèxiē zìmǔ shì a、b、c、d、e、f、g、h、i、j、k、l、m、n、o、p、q、r、s、t、u、v、w、x、y、z.
These letters are a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z.
字母表是按字母顺序排列的。
zìmǔbiǎo shì àn zìmǔ shùnxù páiliè de.
The alphabet is arranged in alphabetical order.
字 (zì)
character
字母 (zìmǔ)
letter
汉字 (hànzì)
Chinese character
符号 (fúhào)
symbol
The Chinese word 字母 (zìmǔ) for "alphabet" is a compound of two characters: 字 (zì), meaning "character" or "letter", and 母 (mǔ), meaning "mother". The term 字母 is used to refer to the letters of an alphabet, which are the basic units of a writing system. In the context of Chinese, 字母 specifically refers to the letters of the Latin alphabet, which is used to write many languages around the world, including English. The term 字母 is also sometimes used to refer to the characters of the Chinese writing system, which are logographic characters that represent words or morphemes rather than sounds.
