Keyword
son
- child
- seed
- egg
- fruit
- small thing
- Frequency
- #67
- Strokes
- 3
Readings
zi64%
zǐ36%
Mnemonic
A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
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Used in vocabulary
孩子
child
儿子
son
子
son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat; viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔděngjuéwèi); ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north); subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
样子
appearance; manner; pattern; model
男子
a man; a male
女子
woman; female
日子
day; a (calendar) date; days of one's life
房子
house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room
妻子
wife and children
妻子
wife
骗子
swindler; a cheat
子女
children; sons and daughters
例子
case; (for) instance; example
种子
seed
分子
(chemistry) molecule; (math.) numerator of a fraction
子
noun suffix, as in 椅子 (yǐzi) "chair"
一辈子
(for) a lifetime
狮子
lion
王子
prince; son of a king
子弹
bullet
脑子
brains; mind
弟子
disciple; follower
肚子
belly; abdomen; stomach