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
vacuum tube; valve (electronics)
fish eggs; roe; caviar
molecular biology
(coll.) wife's older brother
imperial concubine
(coll.) factory; yard; depot
introduction; opening words; primer
crutch; (derog.) lame person; kidnapper
(coll.) to quit one's job in disgust
non-swimmer
branch; twig
felt (fabric)
(coll.) forthright person
ticket scalper
satin
musical score
rotor (electricity)
quantum theory (physics)
beetle; scarab (Scarabeus sacer)
bracelet
electric equipment
atomic clock
aunt; (coll.) father's younger brother's wife
bend; curve; turn
to commit suicide; to slit one's own throat