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
intrauterine device (IUD)
intrauterine device (IUD)
fibroid tumor of the uterus; hysteromyoma
fibroid tumor of the uterus; hysteromyoma
cervix; neck of the uterus
cervix; neck of the uterus
cervical smear (Tw)
cervical smear (Tw)
cervical cancer
cervical cancer
variant of zǐ shí
variant of zǐ shí
sublayer
sublayer
bullet
bullet train; Shinkansen 线xīn gàn xiàn, Japanese high-speed train
bullet train; Shinkansen 线xīn gàn xiàn, Japanese high-speed train
ovary (botany)
midnight period 11 p.m.–1 a.m. in old times
11 pm to 1 am in old Chinese time
Confucius says:
submodel
(military) cluster bomb; shrapnel
(military) cluster bomb; shrapnel
artillery cluster bomb