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
hair curling tongs; fire tongs
descendants of Yan and Huang; Chinese people
descendants of Yan and Huang; Chinese people
deep fried food balls; croquettes
crispy fried chicken
crispy fried chicken
soapberry tree; soapberry
soapberry tree; soapberry family of plants
to vent anger
to take an X-ray
(fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers
(fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers
brat; (dialect) little devil
bear; bruin
thermal neutron
thermal neutron
stewed eggplant
stewed eggplant
Prince Dan of Yan, enemy of Qin emperor
many a little makes a mickle
many a little makes a mickle
stove; furnace; oven
terrible mess; shambles
to make oneself look good; to build up one's image