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

花架 huā jià zi attractive appearance, but without substance
植物 bèi zǐ zhí wù angiosperm (flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit)
guà zi unlined upper garment
误人弟 wù rén zǐ dì (of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress; (of media) to propagate errors; to lead people astray
负离 fù lí zǐ negative ion; anion (physics)
chì zǐ newborn baby; the people (of a country)
之心 chì zǐ zhī xīn pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn; sincere
逗闷 dòu mèn zi (dialect) to joke
yóu zǐ person living or traveling far from home
场论 liàng zǐ chǎng lùn quantum field theory
阴离 yīn lí zǐ negative ion; anion (physics)
阳离 yáng lí zǐ positive ion; cation (physics)
jí zi anthology; selected writing
báo zi hail; hailstone
云 diàn zǐ yún electron cloud
xū zi feelers (zoology); tassel (botany)
一口吃不成胖 yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb); fig. learn to walk before you run
一口吃个胖 yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb); fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible; to be impatient for success
一口吃個胖 yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb); fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible; to be impatient for success
一抿 yī mǐn zi a little bit
一攬 yī lǎn zi all-inclusive; undiscriminating
一朝天一朝臣 yī cháo tiān zǐ yī cháo chén new emperor, new officials (idiom); a new chief brings in new aides
一棍打死 yī gùn zi dǎ sǐ to deal a single fatal blow; (fig.) to totally repudiate sb because of a minor error
一瓶不响,半瓶晃荡 yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom); fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一瓶不響,半瓶晃蕩 yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom); fig. empty vessels make the most noise