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
scoop
gin
work here and there; act with no plan
work aimlessly; act without a plan
Dongpo-style braised pork elbow dish
Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo sū dōng pō
wartime term of abuse for Japanese; foreign devil
wartime term of abuse for Japanese; foreign devil
it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
jelly
jelly
masked palm civet (Paguma larvata)
marmalade; jellied fruit
marmalade; jellied fruit
feeder pig
feeder pig
two-wheeled handcart
two-wheeled handcart
drum kit
goji berry
(Internet slang) tits (pun on nǎi zi)
Shandong opera
Shandong opera
bamboo fence