ký tự

noun

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kýrisingsắc tựheavynặng

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ký tự means glyph; character.

Also spelled kí tự — same word, same meaning.

Meanings of ký tự in English

Noun

glyph (visual representation of a letter, character, or symbol)
character (written or printed symbol) ≈ chữ
character (basic element making up a text file or string)

Example sentences with ký tự

Năm ký tự đầu tiên trong địa chỉ mail của bạn là gì ? What are the first five letters of your email?
Chú ý: Những ký tự không được hỗ trợ sẽ hiển thị bằng dấu "_". Warning: unsupported characters are displayed using the '_' character.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

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

Frequently asked questions

What does ký tự mean in English?

ký tự (noun) means "glyph; character".

How do you pronounce ký tự?

Tones: ký — rising tone (sắc), tự — heavy tone (nặng).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.