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
tricks of the trade; the same old trick; a couple of times
husband and wife
(chemistry) zwitterion
(chemistry) zwitterion
skill; ability
skill; ability
(fig.) privileged brat
(fig.) a long time
(fig.) a long time
public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily)
public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily)
common divisor; common factor
pampered son of a wealthy family
a book; a volume
unwanted branches (of a tree etc)
unwanted branches (of a tree etc)
crest; crown
(coll.) chunks of ice
(slang) rich, good-looking guy
to go wrong; to get into trouble
to club together (to offer a gift); to hold a whip-round
to cause trouble; to run into difficulties
to cause trouble; to run into difficulties