<p>汉字 means character while 词 means word. A word can consists of a single character (which is very common in old literature), or more than one characters.</p>

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<p>Does 汉字 refer to the actual written character while 词 refers to the meaning conveyed by that character? Or can they be used interchangeably?</p>

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What is the difference between 词 and 汉字?
# What is the difference between 词 and 汉字?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-11-16)

Does 汉字 refer to the actual written character while 词 refers to the meaning conveyed by that character? Or can they be used interchangeably?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-11-16. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

汉字 means character while 词 means word. A word can consists of a single character (which is very common in old literature), or more than one characters.


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