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
gang leader; boss
lit. hair and beard all in one stroke
lit. hair and beard all in one stroke
neck
neck
wrecker; saboteur
wrecker; saboteur
rheumatoid factor
rheumatoid factor
hyacinth (flower)
(slang) to smoke pot
(slang) to smoke pot
dumpling; pot-sticker
dumpling restaurant
dumpling restaurant
maize or millet pancake
adopted son; foster son
fish bait
fish bait
to go hungry; to starve
to go hungry; to starve
baby food
baby food
Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica)
Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica)