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
slip of paper; short note; stripe
the only son of a family
list of items; bill; form
all of a sudden; all at once; in a short while
courtyard; yard; garden
Scout (youth organization); juvenile militia
blanket
jar; pot; pitcher
knife
cage; basket; container
your son (honorific); son of nobility; son of an official
cupboard; cabinet
(social) circle; circle; ring
one's share of a gift price
members of a class or group; part
happy life; good day; auspicious day
way; method; Taiwan pr. fá zi
bean; pea
boy
sperm; spermatozoon
body; health; pregnancy
shelf; frame; stand
stick; rod
sand; grit
hammer