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The Chinese word 字母 is formed by combining the character 字, meaning "character" or "word", with 母, meaning "mother", to create a compound term that literally translates to "character mother", indicating that letters serve as the fundamental units from which characters are derived.

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我在学习英文字母。

Wǒ zài xuéxí Yīngwén zìmǔ.

I am learning English letters.

这个字母表很完整。

Zhège zìmǔbiǎo hěn wánzhěng.

This alphabet is very complete.

孩子们喜欢唱字母歌。

Háizimen xǐhuān chàng zìmǔ gē.

Children like to sing the alphabet song.

请你按照字母顺序排列这些单词。

Qǐng nǐ ànzhào zìmǔ shùnxù páiliè zhèxiē dāncí.

Please arrange these words in alphabetical order.

在编程中，字母常常被用作变量名。

Zài biānchéng zhōng, zìmǔ chángcháng bèi yòng zuò biànliàng míng.

In programming, letters are often used as variable names.

Word Definition - 字母

zì mǔ letter (of the alphabet)

Individual Character Details

字 zì
母 mǔ