zi

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

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

WORDS

ér zi son
zhuō zi table; desk; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4]
yǐ zi chair; CL:把[ba3],套[tao4]
bēi zi cup; glass; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
hái zi child
qī zǐ wife and children
qī zi wife; CL:個|个[ge4]
kù zi trousers; pants; CL:條|条[tiao2]
mào zi hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name; CL:頂|顶[ding3]
bí zi nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
qún zi skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2]
pán zi tray; plate; dish; CL:個|个[ge4]
píng zi bottle; CL:個|个[ge4]
gè zi height; stature; build; size
jù zi sentence; CL:個|个[ge4]
kuài zi chopsticks; CL:對|对[dui4],根[gen1],把[ba3],雙|双[shuang1]
邮件 diàn zǐ yóu jiàn email; CL:封[feng1],份[fen4]
yàng zi appearance; manner; pattern; model
小伙 xiǎo huǒ zi young man; young guy; lad; youngster; CL:個|个[ge4]
hé zi box; case
dù zi belly; abdomen; stomach; CL:個|个[ge4]
jìng zi mirror; CL:面[mian4],個|个[ge4]
sūn zǐ 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]
sūn zi grandson; son's son
wà zi socks; stockings; CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4],雙|双[shuang1]
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