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
iron lattice; metal grid
iron lattice; metal grid
tweezers; pliers; nippers
ice spud (aka ice chisel) with a pointy tip
ice spud (aka ice chisel) with a pointy tip
crawl under a table as a penalty
to crawl under a table as a forfeit
to take advantage of a loophole
chisel
eldest son; Zhangzi county in Shanxi 西shān xī
Changzhi county in Changzhi cháng zhì, Shanxi
Changzhi county in Changzhi cháng zhì, Shanxi
ladle
ladle
social influence; pull; door
closed subset (math.)
closed subset (math.)
a dike breaks; fig. to provide facilities (for evil deeds)
a dike breaks; fig. to provide facilities (for evil deeds)
climax (in a story)
last disciple of a master
last disciple of a master
pistachio