mặt chữ
Definition
- 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.)