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
Boxer Crisis of 1900 in China
Boxer Rebellion crisis of 1900 in China
seat cover
commoner son of royalty; bastard
cook
(coll.) factory; yard; depot
hadron (particle physics)
hadron (particle physics)
playing marbles; billiards; slingshot pellet
towrope
pin tumbler lock; spring lock
pin tumbler lock; spring lock
bend; curve; turn
tall and strong physique
tall and strong physique
a frolicsome creature
refined gentleman
shadow cabinet
shadow cabinet
nephew; paternal uncle's son
nephew; paternal uncle's son
neutrino (particle physics)
microelectronics
microelectronics
microelectronics