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

座 shī zi zuò Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
竿 gān zi bamboo pole; CL:根[gen1],個|个[ge4]
zhōng zǐ neutron
yìn zi trace; impression (e.g. footprint); abbr. of 印子錢|印子钱[yin4 zi5 qian2], usury
zhuì zi weight; pendant; same as 墜胡|坠胡[zhui4 hu2]; ballad singing accompanied by a 墜胡|坠胡[zhui4 hu2]
mǎ zi number (e.g. page or house number); numeral (e.g. Arabic or Chinese numeral); code sign; plus or minus sound; counter; chip (e.g. in gambling games); price tag; ready cash at one's disposal (old)
zhì zǐ proton (positively charged nuclear particle); a prince sent to be held as a hostage in a neighbouring state in ancient China
力学 liàng zǐ lì xué quantum mechanics
guǎn zi restaurant; theater (old)
má zi pockmark
nī zi (coll.) lass; (dialect) little girl
打拍 dǎ pāi zi to beat time
毛孩 máo hái zi (coll.) infant; ignorant child
皇太 huáng tài zǐ crown prince
shāi zi sieve; CL:面[mian4]
shǎi zi dice (used in gambling)
bǒ zi lame person; cripple
guān zi climax (in a story)
两口 liǎng kǒu zi husband and wife
kǎi zi (slang) rich, good-looking guy
dǐ zi base; foundation; bottom
lí zi pear; CL:個|个[ge4]
zhēn zi hazelnut
liú zi tumor
绕弯 rào wān zi lit. to go on a long detour; fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point; to beat about the bush