Combined from Child / Son [子] + Roof [宀] to compose 字: represents "character".
deficit, go in the red
section of village
phonetic-equivalent character, substitute character
English letter (character)
balance (figure) in the black
type, font, lettering
crossroads
printing type
penmanship
surname, family name
romanization, Roman letters
numeral, figure
letter (of alphabet), character
letter (of alphabet), character
character
Chinese character
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