Definition

1. Noun:
   • The face of a character; the visual appearance of written letters or script: Refers to the specific shape, form, or style of handwritten or printed letters, allowing them to be recognized or distinguished.
   • Handwriting; script: The characteristic style of a person's writing, considered as a recognizable visual form.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi có thể nhận ra mặt chữ của anh ấy trong bức thư này. (I can recognize his handwriting in this letter.)
  • Đứa trẻ mới tập viết nên mặt chữ còn rất non nớt. (The child is just learning to write, so the form of the letters is still very unsteady.)
  • Nhà sư phạm nghiên cứu sự phát triển của mặt chữ trẻ em. (The educator studies the development of children's letter formation.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in contexts involving graphology, education, or forensic analysis, where the visual form of writing is analyzed.
• It can imply a level of literacy or familiarity with writing, as in the phrase "biết mặt chữ" (to know the letters; to be barely literate).

Variants and Related Words

• Nét chữ (n): The stroke of a letter; the line quality in handwriting.

  • Nét chữ của cô ấy rất thanh thoát. (Her pen strokes are very graceful.)

• Kiểu chữ (n): Font; typeface.

  • Văn bản này dùng kiểu chữ Times New Roman. (This document uses the Times New Roman font.)

Synonyms

• Letterform: The shape and design of a letter.
• Handwriting: A person's unique style of writing by hand.
• Script: Handwritten characters collectively.

Related Idioms

• Biết mặt chữ: To be barely literate; to know just enough to recognize letters.

  • Ông cụ chỉ biết mặt chữ, đọc sách rất chậm. (The old man is only barely literate and reads very slowly.)

• Nhận mặt chữ: To identify someone's handwriting.

  • Cảnh sát có thể nhận mặt chữ của kẻ tống tiền. (The police can identify the blackmailer's handwriting.)