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
bamboo fence
bullies pick soft targets
bullies pick soft targets
proofreader and corrector
nuclear medicine
nuclear medicine
plaid; tartan
gingham
plaid; tartan
the Greenwich meridian
the Greenwich meridian
young plant; seedling
pole; stick; club
Liangzihu district of Ezhou city è zhōu shì, Hubei
Liangzihu district of Ezhou city è zhōu shì, Hubei
Liangzihu district of Ezhou city è zhōu shì, Hubei
wooden clappers with bars of unequal length
the music of such operas
cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
slip of paper; short note; stripe
Chinese opera performers
Chinese opera performers
barracuda
(derog.) Korea