Character

子 zi zǐ

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

HSK 1 #37

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)

核子 hé zǐ	nuclear; nucleus
离子 lí zǐ	ion
起子 qǐ zi	baking soda (used to leaven bread); screwdriver; bottle opener
李子 lǐ zi	plum; CL:個\|个[ge4]
老爷子 lǎo yé zi	my (you etc) old father; polite appellation for an elderly male
头子 tóu zi	boss; gang leader
银子 yín zi	money; silver
明子 míng zi	see 松明[song1 ming2]
哨子 shào zi	whistle
模子 mú zi	mold; matrix; pattern or die
童子 tóng zǐ	boy
孢子 bāo zǐ	spore
妹子 mèi zi	(dialect) younger sister; girl
性子 xìng zi	temper
锯子 jù zi	a saw; CL:把[ba3]
领子 lǐng zi	shirt collar
分子式 fēn zǐ shì	molecular formula
棚子 péng zi	shack; shed; CL:間\|间[jian1]
独生子 dú shēng zǐ	only son
绕圈子 rào quān zi	to go around in circles; to make a detour; (fig.) to beat about the bush
继子 jì zǐ	stepson
套子 tào zi	sheath; case; cover; conventional method; cliché; trick; (coll.) condom
帘子 lián zi	curtain
太子 tài zǐ	crown prince
哭鼻子 kū bí zi	to snivel (usually humorous)

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