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
Siemens AG
raspberry
parent and child; parent-child (relationship)
parent and child; parent-child (relationship)
paternity or maternity test
paternity or maternity test
natural child
natural child
chebulic myrobalan (Terminalia chebula)
chebulic myrobalan (Terminalia chebula)
chatterbox; talkative person
to mislead students; to be a bad teacher
(speech) tone; intonation; tune
harmonic oscillator (physics)
harmonic oscillator (physics)
various sages
various sages
various sages and ten schools of thought
various sages and ten schools of thought
Hundred Schools of ancient Chinese thought
Hundred Schools of Thought in ancient China
musical score
(of a woman) to be fiercely protective of one's children
(of a woman) to be fiercely protective of one's children
amulet; protective talisman; charm