familiar character; known character
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familiar character; known character (as opposed to new characters)
Commonly used in educational contexts to distinguish characters already learned from those that are new or unfamiliar (生字).
Wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
xiān先
fù复
xí习
shú熟
zì字
，
zài再
xué学
xí习
shēng生
zì字
。
We should review familiar characters first, then study new characters.
Kè课
běn本
lǐ里
de的
shú熟
zì字
tā他
dōu都
xiě写
de得
yòu又
kuài快
yòu又
hǎo好
。
He writes all the familiar characters in the textbook quickly and well.
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Lǎo老
shī师
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
bǎ把
shú熟
zì字
měi每
gè个
chāo抄
sān三
biàn遍
。
The teacher asked us to copy each familiar character three times.