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
rent (payment)
seedling; sapling; bud
(Beijing dialect) see zhèn zi
seed
Tanegashima Island, Japan; Japan space launch site
Tanegashima island, Japan; space launch site
seed plant
seed plant
seeded player
millet
(political) activist; enthusiast
to share the same view of things; to be like family
to share the same view of things; to be like family
window frame; window lattice
window frame; window lattice
lair; den; stronghold
lair; den; stronghold
destitute; the poor (traditional); poor but spirited person
destitute; the poor (traditional); poor but spirited person
(old) low-grade brothel
stamp; seal
urine of boys under 12, used as medicine (TCM)
Scout (youth organization); juvenile militia
to put on airs
to come clean; to make a clean breast of things