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
fast neutrons
country bumpkin; rustic; person with country accent
terrorist
to stir up trouble; to get into trouble
to stir up trouble; to get into trouble
to stir up trouble; to bring trouble upon oneself
to stir up trouble; to bring trouble upon oneself
beloved son
Prince Edward Island (province of Canada)
Prince Edward Island (province of Canada)
love the people like your own children
jelly fig seed (Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang)
jelly fig seed (Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang)
sensitive about how one is regarded by others
state of matter (solid, liquid or gas)
state of matter (solid, liquid or gas)
fool; idiot; (dialect) simpleton
twenty-fifth year E1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2008 or 2068
Six reform martyrs executed in 1898
presentable; seemly
presentable; seemly