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
lit. a soft nail; fig. a tactful retort or rejection
lit. a soft nail; fig. a tactful retort or rejection
lepton (particle physics)
lepton (particle physics)
lifetime; all one's life
wheel
rotor (electricity)
(coll.) to pace around nervously; to speak indirectly
(coll.) to pace around nervously; to speak indirectly
sedan chair; litter; palanquin
spicy, bold young woman; hot pretty girl
cayenne pepper; chili
braid; plait; pigtail
pedant; old fogey
(dialect) to joke
recently; currently
recently; currently
this time
this time
so; such; this way
so; such; this way
now; at present; at this juncture
now; at present; at this juncture
person living or traveling far from home
to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along