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

hǔ zǐ tiger cub; brave young man
座 shuāng zǐ zuò Gemini (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
风信 fēng xìn zǐ hyacinth (flower)
亚原 yà yuán zǐ subatomic
嘴皮 zuǐ pí zi lit. lips; fig. glib talk
zhái zi house; residence
花 zhī zi huā cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
lè zi fun; pleasure; laughing matter
狗腿 gǒu tuǐ zi dog's leg; fig. one who follows a villain; henchman; hired thug
guā zǐ melon seed; seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack
闹肚 nào dù zi (coll.) to have diarrhea
黑匣 hēi xiá zi (airplane) black box
眼 sǎng zi yǎn throat
正电 zhèng diàn zǐ positron (antiparticle of the electron)
tuán zi dango (Japanese dumpling)
老妈 lǎo mā zi older female servant; amah
mài zi wheat; CL:株[zhu1]
丢面 diū miàn zi to lose face
凡夫俗 fán fū sú zǐ common people; ordinary folk
cì zǐ second son
洋鬼 yáng guǐ zi foreign devil; term of abuse for Westerners
气 nán zǐ qì manly; masculine
jiē zi (medicine) boil; furuncle; knot (in wood)
一揽 yī lǎn zi all-inclusive; undiscriminating
星 zhōng zǐ xīng neutron star