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
hoop; embroidery frame; tambour
hoop; embroidery frame; tambour
(fig.) to beat about the bush; to go around in circles
beat around the bush; take a long detour
to beat about the bush
to beat about the bush
to beat about the bush; tricky; involved
to beat about the bush; tricky; involved
rope; cord; string
callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also jiǎn zi
stepson
stepchildren; adopted children
stepchildren; adopted children
caper (Capparis spinosa)
caper (Capparis spinosa)
jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening)
poppy seed
poppy seed
can opener
can opener
a beauty in the bud
adopted son
wing; shark's fin