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

chǐ zi rule; ruler (measuring instrument); CL:把[ba3]
弹 zǐ dàn bullet; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1],發|发[fa1]
gē zi pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae
zhí zi brother's son; nephew
qǔ zi poem for singing; tune; music; CL:支[zhi1]
miàn zi outer surface; outside; honor; reputation; face (as in "losing face"); self-respect; feelings; (medicinal) powder
zhǒng zi seed; CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]
biàn zi plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle; CL:根[gen1],條|条[tiao2]
gōu zi hook
jūn zǐ nobleman; person of noble character
sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law; CL:個|个[ge4]
tíng zi pavilion
fáng zi house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1]
àn zi long table; counter; case; law case; legal case; judicial case
xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
xiǎo zi (coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow
biǎo zi prostitute; whore
nǎo zi brains; mind; CL:個|个[ge4]
fēng zi madman; lunatic
fèn zǐ members of a class or group; political elements (such as intellectuals or extremists); part
fēn zǐ molecule; (math) numerator of a fraction
xiāng zi suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]
piàn zi swindler; a cheat
女孩 nǚ hái zi girl
xié zi shoe