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
enemy agents in our midst; reds under the beds
enemy agents in our midst; reds under the beds
piecework
torsor (math.)
whirlwind somersault (in gymnastics or martial arts)
be shameless but still want a good name
want to be whore but act pure; hypocrite
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
Jap; derogatory term for Japanese
NEC (Nippon Electronic Company)
NEC (Nippon Electronic Company)
wish you have a baby soon
wish you have a baby soon
non-swimmer
Xingzi county in Jiujiang jiǔ jiāng, Jiangxi
Xingzi county in Jiujiang jiǔ jiāng, Jiangxi
see 是騾子是馬,是骡子是马,牵出来遛遛[shi4 luo2 zi5 shi4 ma3 , qian1 chu1 lai5 liu4 liu5]
see 是騾子是馬,是骡子是马,牵出来遛遛[shi4 luo2 zi5 shi4 ma3 , qian1 chu1 lai5 liu4 liu5]
to show what one is made of
to show what one is made of
Yanzi, ancient Qi statesman Yan Ying
Ancient book of stories about Yanzi of Qi
bookworm; pedant; bookish fool