字斟句酌 zìzhēnjùzhuó to weigh every word Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 字 zì noun character written character; symbol; script; word斟 zhēn to deliberate (bound form) to consider carefully; to deliberate; to weigh or refine words, such as in the compound 斟酌 zhēnzhuó句 jù noun sentence (bound form) sentence; clause; phrase酌 zhuó to consider to deliberate over; to weigh or consider a situation