zi

(noun suffix); son; child

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 37th character
Radical ⼦ (39.0)
Strokes 3
Index # 64

Definitions

子 zi
  1. 1. (noun suffix)
子 zǐ
  1. 1. son
  2. 2. child
  3. 3. seed
  4. 4. egg
  5. 5. small thing
  6. 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
  7. 7. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
  8. 8. Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility wǔ děng jué wèi

Stroke order

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Words containing 子

Word Meaning
brave young man; tiger cub
Gemini (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
hyacinth (flower)
subatomic
fig. glib talk; lit. lips
residence; house
cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
fun; pleasure; laughing matter
fig. one who follows a villain; henchman; hired thug
sunflower seeds; melon seeds snack
(coll.) to have diarrhea
(airplane) black box
throat
positron (antiparticle of the electron)
dango (Japanese dumpling)
older female servant; amah
wheat
to lose face
ordinary folk; common people
second son
term of abuse for Westerners; foreign devil
manly; masculine
(medicine) boil; furuncle; knot (in wood)
all-inclusive; undiscriminating
neutron star