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
putty (same as nì zi); hanger-on; frequent caller
putty (same as nì zi); hanger-on; frequent caller
courage; guts; nerve
cheek
cheek
extremely angry; red in the face
extremely angry; red in the face
face; cheek
face; cheek
(dialect) minced or diced meat (as part of a dish)
dead bullet (one that does not fire)
dead bullet (one that does not fire)
platform; stand; desk
ladle; scoop
old tune; fig. conservative opinion; the same old stuff
old tune; fig. conservative opinion; the same old stuff
ashes after cremation; Buddhist relics (Sanskirt: sarira)
stupa with Buddhist relics; pagoda
woman from a respectable family; respectable woman
mustard gas
flower bed
playboy
(slang) a cunning plot
trickery; scam
trickery; scam