字迹 zìjì handwriting
How to remember 字迹: 字 character + 迹 trace = handwriting.
Characters
How it is used
- 'Handwriting' as it appears on the page - 字迹潦草 (zìjì liáocǎo) sloppy handwriting; 字迹清楚 clear writing.
- Refers to the visible traces/marks, so it also fits 字迹模糊 (zìjì móhu) faded, illegible writing.
- Contrast 书法 (shūfǎ, calligraphy as art) - 字迹 is just how someone's writing physically looks.
Example sentences
- 我的字迹难以辨别。 Wǒ de zìjì nányǐ biànbié.My handwriting is illegible.