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
little girl; (coll.) silly girl
little girl; (coll.) silly girl
China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA)
China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA)
neutron capture
neutron capture
neutron radiography
neutron radiography
neutron bomb
neutron number
neutron number
neutron source
neutrino (particle physics)
beta particle
beta particle; high speed electron
godson; adopted son (not legal)
prunes
prunes
rebels and traitors (idiom); general term for scoundrel
rebels and traitors (idiom); general term for scoundrel
scoundrel
hot-tempered person; hot-tempered; rash
(coll.) westernized Chinese person; German shepherd dog