子 zi zǐ

offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch

HSK 1 #37

DEFINITIONS

子 zi
  • (noun suffix)
子 zǐ
  • son
  • child
  • seed
  • egg
  • small thing
  • 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
  • Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
  • ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)

STROKES

子 stroke order diagram
子 stroke order animation

WORDS

儿子 ér zi
HSK 1
son
桌子 zhuō zi
HSK 1
table; desk; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4]
椅子 yǐ zi
HSK 1
chair; CL:把[ba3],套[tao4]
杯子 bēi zi
HSK 1
cup; glass; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
孩子 hái zi
HSK 2
child
妻子 qī zǐ
HSK 2
wife and children
妻子 qī zi
HSK 2
wife; CL:個|个[ge4]
裤子 kù zi
HSK 3
trousers; pants; CL:條|条[tiao2]
帽子 mào zi
HSK 3
hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name; CL:頂|顶[ding3]
鼻子 bí zi
HSK 3
nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
裙子 qún zi
HSK 3
skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2]
盘子 pán zi
HSK 3
tray; plate; dish; CL:個|个[ge4]
瓶子 píng zi
HSK 3
bottle; CL:個|个[ge4]
个子 gè zi
HSK 3
height; stature; build; size
句子 jù zi
HSK 3
sentence; CL:個|个[ge4]
筷子 kuài zi
HSK 3
chopsticks; CL:對|对[dui4],根[gen1],把[ba3],雙|双[shuang1]
电子邮件 diàn zǐ yóu jiàn
HSK 3
email; CL:封[feng1],份[fen4]
样子 yàng zi
HSK 4
appearance; manner; pattern; model
小伙子 xiǎo huǒ zi
HSK 4
young man; young guy; lad; youngster; CL:個|个[ge4]
盒子 hé zi
HSK 4
box; case
肚子 dù zi
HSK 4
belly; abdomen; stomach; CL:個|个[ge4]
镜子 jìng zi
HSK 4
mirror; CL:面[mian4],個|个[ge4]
孙子 sūn zǐ
HSK 4
Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
孙子 sūn zi
HSK 4
grandson; son's son
袜子 wà zi
HSK 4
socks; stockings; CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4],雙|双[shuang1]
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