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

yòu zi pomelo (Citrus maxima or C. grandis); shaddock; oriental grapefruit
pù zi store; shop
夜 zǐ yè midnight
xiào zǐ filial son
jiān zi best of its kind; cream of the crop
摆架 bǎi jià zi to put on airs; to assume great airs
xìng zi apricot
pí zi skin; fur
知识分 zhī shi fèn zǐ intellectual; intelligentsia; learned person
xiā zǐ shrimp roe; shrimp eggs; shrimp
shuāng zǐ Gemini (star sign)
夜猫 yè māo zi owl; (fig.) night owl
纨绔弟 wán kù zǐ dì hedonistic son of rich parents
zhǔ zi Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine)
suō zi shuttle (textile); cartridge clip; classifier for bullet clips and bursts of gunfire
tán zi jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening)
hào zi work chant; prison cell; type; sort; mark; sign; signal; (Tw) brokerage firm
能 yuán zǐ néng atomic energy
小姨 xiǎo yí zi see 小姨[xiao3 yi2]
pá zi a rake
záo zǐ chisel
上辈 shàng bèi zi one's ancestors; past generations; a former incarnation
dàn zi slingshot pellet; playing marbles; billiards; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]
tán zi towrope
汁 jú zi zhī orange juice; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1],罐[guan4],盒[he2]; see also 橙汁[cheng2 zhi1]