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
to lean out; to bend forward
to capture stones (in Go)
grape; raisin
insertion element
Changjiang cháng jiāng or Yangtze River
Changjiang cháng jiāng or Yangtze River
Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
(dialect) glass bottle
to seize on weak points
to seize on weak points
fig. to be cleared of an unfair charge
accounts book; folding notebook
accounts book; folding notebook
nuisance; burden; encumbrance
nuisance; burden; encumbrance
to scamper off double-quick; (dialect) to rush off
duster
plectrum
plectrum
plectrum
plectrum
to pick an auspicious day
to pick an auspicious day
burden; responsibility; task