kí tự

See also: kitu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• ký tự

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 記 and 字. Piecewise doublet of chữ kí.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˧˦ tɨ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩˦ tɨ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɪj˦˥ tɨ˨˩˨]

Noun

kí tự

1. character (written or printed symbol)
2. (computing) character (basic element making up a text file or string)
3. glyph (visual representation of a letter, character, or symbol)

Synonyms

• (written or printed symbol): chữ