字串

zìchuàn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 character string (computing)
  2. 2 string (Tw)

Examples

Zhège hánshù fǎnhuí yí ge zìchuàn.
This function returns a string.
Qǐng shūrù yí ge bù chāoguò èrshí gè zìyuán de zìchuàn.
Please enter a string no longer than 20 characters.

Tips

usage
Taiwanese tech terminology. Mainland programmers say 字符串 (zìfúchuàn). Same data type, different term — like 软体/软件 for 'software.'
memory
(character) + (string/skewer) — characters skewered together in a row, just like the in 羊肉串 (lamb skewer).

Stroke Order

chuàn