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
pendant; hasp
to shave
to shave
to establish a brand; to establish a reputation for quality
to establish a brand; to establish a reputation for quality
Liu Juanzi, legendary alchemist and creator of magic potions
Liu Juanzi, legendary alchemist and creator of magic potions
ancient book of ghost-taught medical recipes
Liu Juanzi's ghost-given medical formulas
executioner; fig. indiscriminate murderer; slaughterer
piece of dough cut to the right size (for making jiaozi etc)
piece of dough cut to the right size (for making jiaozi etc)
to strangle; to throttle
(dialect) nuisance; pain
posture; gesture
posture; gesture
a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)
seed enclosed in artificial capsule
seed enclosed in artificial capsule
to wrap jiaozi (dumplings or potstickers)
to wrap jiaozi (dumplings or potstickers)
same as huā zi; beggar (old term)