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
pheasant tail feathers on warriors' helmets (opera)
(coll.) to die; to kick the bucket
(coll.) to die; to kick the bucket
Fanziquan - "Overturning Fist" - Martial Art
(PRC) fender (automotive)
old methods; old habits
the simple and good life; wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom)
the simple and good life; wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom)
older female servant; amah
fig. like father, like son
fig. like father, like son
things as they were; old situation
things as they were; old situation
Westerner (esp. a Russian) (derog.)
crafty fellow; (coll.) wily old fox
polite appellation for an elderly male
(coll.) old man; (said of an aging husband) my old man
many
to have fun; to play
to perform a lion dance
to perform a lion dance
to perform a jar juggling and balancing act
to perform a jar juggling and balancing act