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

dàn zi carrying pole and the loads on it; burden; task; responsibility; CL:副[fu4]
bù zi step; pace
duàn zi item of storytelling or performed dialogue (folk arts); sketch
大肚 dà dù zi pregnant; potbelly; big eater
niè zi tweezers; nippers; pliers
tàn zi intelligence gatherer; spy; detective; scout; sound (medical instrument); long and narrow probing and sampling utensil
dí zi bamboo flute; CL:管[guan3]
lǒu zi basket
弟 zǐ dì child; the younger generation
xiān zǐ fairy
tí zi hoof; (old) wench; hussy
liào zi material
shòu zi thin person
bào zi leopard; CL:頭|头[tou2]
zhěn zi rash
wán zi pills; balls; meatballs
出岔 chū chà zi to go wrong; to take a wrong turning
yīn zǐ factor; (genetic) trait; (math.) factor; divisor
bǎng zi upper arm; arm; wing
juǎn zi steamed roll; spring roll
juàn zi test paper; examination paper
méi zi plum
绿帽 lǜ mào zi cuckold
dú zǐ only son
pén zi basin