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
upset stomach; stomachache
family; household
foster son
codon
codon
honor an official’s wife and children
grant honors to an official’s wife and sons
beer belly (complimentary)
beer belly (complimentary)
Wei Liaozi, ancient Chinese military text
ancient Chinese military text Wei Liaozi
pair of antithetical phrases; antithetical couplet
to supply the answering phrase
to supply the answering phrase
booklet; pamphlet; leaflet
petty; small-minded
short paragraph; news article
Koike Yuriko, Japanese politician, Tokyo governor
saucer
pigtail
trowel
trowel
top student
fig. to flare up in anger; to display defiance
anus (rural coll.)