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
sixty years
full of (sth); bellyful (of sth)
a whiff of; a taint of; a thread of
(for) a lifetime
a one-off, short-sighted deal; a one-shot, all-out attempt
a one-off, short-sighted deal; a one-shot, all-out attempt
a short time; a while; a burst
a former incarnation; one's ancestors; past generations
to eat at a restaurant; to eat out
the next life
to eat at a restaurant; to eat out
to eat at a restaurant; to eat out
How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
beyond recognition; ruined; shapeless
beyond recognition; ruined; shapeless
one doesn't act without some incentive
one doesn't act without some incentive
heir of a noble house; crown prince
thirteenth year C1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1996 or 2056
second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)
second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)
second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)
second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)
to lose face