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
amulet; protective talisman; charm
raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
fake sympathy; crocodile tears
fake sympathy; crocodile tears
negative ion; anion (physics)
peddlers and common people; lower class
peddlers and common people; lower class
child trafficking
dealer; peddler; trafficker
to allow sb to save face; to defer to
to allow sb to save face; to defer to
fermion
fermion
He Zizhen (1910-1984), Mao Zedong's third wife
He Zizhen (1910-1984), Mao Zedong's third wife
to keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling)
to keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling)
give someone face; show respect as favor
to give face; show respect as a favor
proton (positively charged nuclear particle)
proton number in nucleus; atomic number
proton number in nucleus; atomic number
proton bombardment
proton bombardment
a move (in chess)