子 zi zǐ

(noun suffix); son; child

HSK 1 #37

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 五等爵位wǔ děng jué wèi

Stroke order

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Words containing 子

Word Meaning
尺子 chǐ zi HSK 5
ruler (measuring instrument); rule
子弹 zǐ dàn HSK 6
bullet
鸽子 gē zi HSK 6
pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae
侄子 zhí zi HSK 6
brother's son; nephew
曲子 qǔ zi HSK 6
tune; music; poem for singing
面子 miàn zi HSK 6
face (as in "losing face"); honor; reputation
种子 zhǒng zi HSK 6
seed
辫子 biàn zi HSK 6
braid; plait; pigtail
钩子 gōu zi HSK 6
hook
君子 jūn zǐ HSK 6
person of noble character; nobleman
嫂子 sǎo zi HSK 6
(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law
亭子 tíng zi HSK 6
pavilion
房子 fáng zi
house; apartment; room
案子 àn zi
case; legal case; law case
小子 xiǎo zǐ
(literary) youngster
小子 xiǎo zi
guy; (coll.) boy; (despicable) fellow
婊子 biǎo zi
prostitute; whore
脑子 nǎo zi
mind; brains
疯子 fēng zi
madman; lunatic
分子 fèn zǐ
members of a class or group; part
分子 fēn zǐ
molecule; (math) numerator of a fraction
箱子 xiāng zi
box; case; suitcase
骗子 piàn zi
swindler; a cheat
女孩子 nǚ hái zi
girl
鞋子 xié zi
shoe
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