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
earrings; eardrops (pendant jewelry)
earrings; eardrops (pendant jewelry)
handle (on a pot)
earpick; curette
slap
slap
ear
credulous
credulous
Jesus Christ; God the Son (in the Christian Trinity)
Prince Shotoku, early Japanese Buddhist ruler
Prince Shōtoku, early Japanese Buddhist leader
Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)
Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)
deaf person
abbr. to sù fǎn
abbr. to sù fǎn
what's gone can never come back
stomachache; bellyache
eldest son
variant of bāo zǐ
The Nutcracker (ballet)
The Nutcracker (ballet)
peppercorn; seeds of pepper