子

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子 zǐ ㄗˇ zi2

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 wǔ děng jué wèi ㄨˇ ㄉㄥˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄨㄟˋ
ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

子 zi ˙ㄗ zi2 HSK 1

noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐ zi ㄧˇ ˙ㄗ "chair"

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 子 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Example sentences

疯子瘋子 ( fēng zi fung1 zi2 )！

Madman!
照镜子照鏡子 ( zhào jìng zi ziu3 geng3 zi2 )。

Look in the mirror.
折 ( shé zit3 ) 被子 ( bèi zi pei5 zi2 )。

Fold the quilt.
我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 肚子 ( dù zi tou5 zi2 ) 疼 ( téng tung3 )。

I have a stomachache.
父 ( fù fu6 ) 父子 ( fù zǐ fu6 zi2 ) 子 ( zǐ zi2 )。

Let the fathers be fathers and the sons sons.

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