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
eraser; (kitchen) grater; shredder
to throw the dice
to throw the dice
malaria
malaria
to set up a stall
to set up a stall
to put on airs; to assume great airs
to do sth for show; to keep up appearances
superficial display (idiom)
superficial display (idiom)
vendor's stall; booth; scale of operations
son of a concubine or son of the wife other than her first
(variant of zhī zi) cape jasmine; support; stand
to stand someone up
to stand someone up
descended from an old family
return of the prodigal son
return of the prodigal son
spendthrift; prodigal; wastrel
to educate one's children; godson
to disband; to break up
to disband; to break up