zi

(noun suffix); son; child

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 37th character
Radical ⼦ (39.0)
Strokes 3
Index # 64

Definitions

子 zi
  1. 1. (noun suffix)
子 zǐ
  1. 1. son
  2. 2. child
  3. 3. seed
  4. 4. egg
  5. 5. small thing
  6. 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
  7. 7. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
  8. 8. Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility wǔ děng jué wèi

Stroke order

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Words containing 子

Word Meaning
Camel Xiangzi, novel by Lao She lǎo shě
Camel Xiangzi, novel by Lao She lǎo shě
swindler; a cheat
mule
donkey; ass
donkey foal
donkey foal
fundamentally; at the deepest level; beneath the surface
skeleton; skinny person; a mere skeleton
skeleton; skinny person; a mere skeleton
polymer chemistry
polymer chemistry
Takahashi Rumiko, Japanese manga artist
Takahashi Rumiko, Japanese manga artist
high energy particle
Korean (derog.)
Korean (derog.)
facial hair; beard; mustache or whiskers
tassel (botany); feelers (zoology)
(coll.) to have diarrhea
fish eggs; roe; caviar
caviar
courtesy name of Lu Su, Eastern Wu statesman
style name of Lu Su, Eastern Wu statesman
duck; male prostitute (slang)