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
clip; hair fastener; checkpoint
son; heir
seed
handle
hair clippers
kidney
(coll.) ankle
sunflower seeds
cotton-padded mattress
homeowner who refuses to move; stubborn holdout
social influence; pull; door
base; semifinished product
petty; small-minded
simple life
sensitive about how one is regarded by others
wrench; spanner
prescription (of medicine)
jujube; dates
sweat rash; prickly heat; miliaria (type of skin disease)
to meet with a rebuff
full beard
subject; official in feudal court
Siemens (company name)
awl
recluse; hermit; used for homophone yǐn jūn zǐ, opium addict