小子 xiǎo zǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. (literary) youngster
  2. (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation)
  3. (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)

See also: xiǎo zi

CHARACTERS

小 xiǎo small, tiny, insignificant
子 zǐ offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch