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

zhuāng zǐ Zhuangzi (369-286 BC), Daoist author
yào zi straw rope
nì zǐ unfilial son
遗腹 yí fù zǐ posthumous child
xiāo zi a peg; a pin; dowel
lóng zǐ Lhünzê county, Tibetan: Lhun rtse rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shan1 nan2 di4 qu1], Tibet
束 diàn zǐ shù beam of electrons
鞋拔 xié bá zi shoehorn
bǐng zi maize or millet pancake
兰 xiāng zǐ lán vanilla; Vanilla planifolia
gǔ zi ribs; frame
上馆 shàng guǎn zi to eat out; to eat at a restaurant
干儿 gān ér zi adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
二愣 èr lèng zi stupid person; dolt; rash (slang)
棋 wǔ zǐ qí five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe); Japanese: gomoku; gobang
出漏 chū lòu zi to take a wrong turn; to go wrong
出点 chū diǎn zi to express an opinion; to offer advice
筛 fēn zǐ shāi molecular sieve
吊嗓 diào sǎng zi voice training (for Chinese opera)
ní zi woolen cloth
哈喇 hā lá zi (dialect) saliva
xǐ zi Tetragnatha (long-jawed spider); same as 蟢子
yuán zi kind of dumpling; sticky rice ball
外孙 wài sūn zi (coll.) daughter's son; grandson
大伯 dà bǎi zi (coll.) husband's elder brother