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
to make oneself look good; to build up one's image
benevolent father, filial son (idiom)
broker; serrated edge; (old) middleman
obstinate; (coll.) bullheaded
key point; crux; (old) Daoist (facetious)
jailer (old)
to lead by the nose
to lead by the nose
calf
calf
Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus)
to be meddlesome (idiom); lit. a dog who catches mice
ambition of wild wolves (idiom); rapacious designs
(coll.) grabbing sb by the balls
little devil
nephew; (old) brother's son or daughter
nephew; (old) brother's son or daughter
mongoose
Leo (star sign)
lion
Shizishan or Lion Mountain
Shizishan District, Tongling, Anhui
Shizishan District, Tongling, Anhui