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grapheme

/ˈɡɹæf.iːm/

Meanings
noun

字形, 书写单位

A fundamental unit of a writing system, corresponding to (for example) letters in the English alphabet or jamo in Korean Hangeul.

Examples :

"The letter "a" is a grapheme representing a specific sound in the English alphabet. "
字母“a”是一个字形，它在英语字母表中代表一个特定的发音。
language writing linguistics sign communication character word system structure unit

Related Words

Illustration representing

representing verb

/ɹɛpɹɪˈzɛntɪŋ/

代表，象征。

"The student is representing the country of France in the class presentation. "

在课堂展示中，这位学生代表法国。

Illustration writing

writing noun

/ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/

写作, 书写, 文字.

"My son's writing homework included practicing cursive letters. "

我儿子的书写作业包括练习草书字母。

Illustration alphabet

alphabet noun

/ˈæl.fə.bɛt/

字母表，字母系统。

"In the first year of school, pupils are taught to recite the alphabet."

在小学一年级，学生们要学习背诵字母表。

Illustration fundamental

fundamental noun

/ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/

基本原理，要素。

"one of the fundamentals of linear algebra"

线性代数的基本原理之一。

Illustration corresponding

corresponding verb

/ˌkɒɹəˈspɒndɪŋ/ /ˌkɑɹəˈspɑndɪŋ/

相符，相应。

"The student's performance on the math test corresponded to the level of effort she put in during the week. "

这位学生在数学考试中的表现与她这周付出的努力程度相符。

Illustration letters

letters noun

/ˈlɛtəz/ /ˈlɛtɚz/

字母，文字。

"There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet."

英语字母表里有二十六个字母。

Illustration represents

represents verb

/ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts/ /rɛprəˈzɛnts/

代表，象征.

"The painting represents the artist's view of the city skyline. "

这幅画象征着艺术家对城市天际线的看法。

Illustration specific

specific noun

/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/

特性，特点。

"The specific of her success was her dedication to studying. "

她成功的特性在于她对学习的专注。

Illustration alphabetic

alphabetic adjective

/ˌælfəˈbɛtɪk/ /ˌælfəˈbɛdɪk/

字母的，按字母顺序的

"Please sort the books on the shelf in alphabetic order by the author's last name. "

请按照作者姓氏的字母顺序，把书架上的书排列好。

Illustration composing

composing verb

/kəmˈpəʊzɪŋ/ /kəmˈpoʊzɪŋ/

组成，构成。

"The editor composed a historical journal from many individual letters."

编辑将许多单独的信件组合成了一本历史期刊。

Illustration shortest

shortest adjective

/ˈʃɔːtɪst/ /ˈʃɔɹtɪst/

最短的，最矮的

"The red crayon is the shortest crayon in the box. "

这盒蜡笔里，红色的那支是最短的。

Illustration example

example noun

/əɡˈzæmpl̩/ /ɘɡˈzɐːmpɯ/ /ɪɡˈzɑːmpl̩/

例子，榜样

"The teacher gave a good example of a sentence using the past tense. "

老师举了一个很好的用过去时态造句的例子。