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
pistachio
pistachio nut
pistachio nut
pistachio tree
pistachio tree
alpha particle (helium nucleus)
alpha particle (helium nucleus)
monkshood (Aconitum carmichaelii)
period of time
divisor (math.)
negative ion; anion (physics)
anionic site
anionic site
Chen Zi'ang (c. 661-702), Tang dynasty poet
Chen Zi'ang (c. 661-702), Tang dynasty poet
old boring stuff; old trivial things
old trivial matters; boring old gossip
positive ion; cation (physics)
positron; also called zhèng diàn zǐ
positron; also called zhèng diàn zǐ
Lhünzê County in Tibet, China
Lhünzê County in Tibet
recluse; hermit; used for homophone yǐn jūn zǐ, opium addict
a freckle; lentigo
male gamete; sperm cell