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
anus (rural coll.)
end; tail; small change
drawer; stackable cooking vessel
stratum
stratum
in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king
in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king
rockery; rock garden
goatee
goatee
bend (in a river, road etc) (used in place names)
sb who sings off-key; off-key singing voice
Higgs boson (particle physics)
Higgs particle (particle physics)
handkerchief; kerchief; headscarf
(forum) post; message; invitation
mosquito net
belt; strap; band
electrically charged particles
electrically charged particles
hat trick (when one player scores three goals)
hat trick (when one player scores three goals)
curtain; veil
(coll.) group; gang; upper (of a shoe)
37th year G1 of the 60-year cycle, e.g. 1960 or 2020