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

扣帽 kòu mào zi to tag sb with unfair label; power word
掰腕 bāi wàn zi arm wrestling
摆样 bǎi yàng zi to do sth for show; to keep up appearances
chuán zi beam; rafter
头 shī zi tóu lit. lion's head; pork meatballs
独生女 dú shēng zǐ nǚ an only child
wù zi nevus; mole; birthmark
tān zi paralyzed person
móu zi pupil of the eye
suàn zi operator (math.)
jiē zi gnarl; knot
束 lì zǐ shù beam of elementary particles
耳刮 ěr guā zi (coll.) a slap on one's face; a cuff
wàn zi wrist
花花肠 huā huā cháng zi (slang) a cunning plot
qiān zi hammer drill for boring through rock
琴 diàn zǐ qín electronic keyboard (music)
tuó zi hunchback
高帽 gāo mào zi tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation; dunce cap; (fig.) flattery
量 fēn zǐ liàng molecular mass
劳什 láo shí zi (dialect) nuisance; pain
笔 yuán zǐ bǐ ballpoint pen; also written 圓珠筆|圆珠笔
量 yuán zǐ liàng atomic weight; atomic mass
吹胡瞪眼 chuī hú zi dèng yǎn to get angry; to fume
tuó zi lump; heap