楔子 xiē zi ㄒㄧㄝ ˙ㄗ sit3 zi2
- wedge
- peg
- stopper
- prologue (in some modern novels)
- prologue or interlude in Yuan dynasty drama
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More words with these characters
楔
- 扂楔 diàn xiē ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄝ dim3 sit3 door latch
- 楔形 xiē xíng ㄒㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄥˊ sit3 jing4 cuneiform (letters)
- 楔尾鸥 楔尾鷗 xiē wěi ōu ㄒㄧㄝ ㄨㄟˇ ㄡ sit3 mei5 au1 (bird species of China) Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea)
- 楔形物 xiē xíng wù ㄒㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨˋ sit3 jing4 mat6 wedge
- 楔嘴鹩鹛 楔嘴鷯鶥 xiē zuǐ liáo méi ㄒㄧㄝ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄟˊ sit3 zeoi2 liu4 mei4 (bird species of China) Cachar wedge-billed babbler (Sphenocichla roberti)
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- 楔尾伯劳 楔尾伯勞 xiē wěi bó láo ㄒㄧㄝ ㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄌㄠˊ sit3 mei5 baak3 lou4 (bird species of China) Chinese grey shrike (Lanius sphenocercus)
- 楔尾绿鸠 楔尾綠鳩 xiē wěi lǜ jiū ㄒㄧㄝ ㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄡ (bird species of China) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)
- 楔形文字 xiē xíng wén zì ㄒㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ sit3 jing4 man4 zi6 cuneiform (Babylonian script)
子
- 位子 wèi zi ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄗ wai2 zi2 place
- 例子 lì zi ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄗ lai6 zi2 case
- 个子 個子 gè zi ㄍㄜˋ ˙ㄗ go3 zi2 stature; height; size (of a person or object)
- 儿子 兒子 ér zi ㄦˊ ˙ㄗ ji4 zi2 son
- 兔子 tù zi ㄊㄨˋ ˙ㄗ tou3 zi2 hare
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- 凳子 dèng zi ㄉㄥˋ ˙ㄗ dang3 zi2 stool
- 分子 fēn zǐ ㄈㄣ ㄗˇ fan1 zi2 (chemistry) molecule
- 刷子 shuā zi ㄕㄨㄚ ˙ㄗ caat3 zi2 brush
- 剪子 jiǎn zi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄗ zin2 zi2 clippers
- 包子 bāo zi ㄅㄠ ˙ㄗ baau1 zi2 baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
- 卡子 qiǎ zi ㄑㄧㄚˇ ˙ㄗ kaa1 zi2 clip
- 卷子 juǎn zi ㄐㄩㄢˇ ˙ㄗ gyun2 zi2 steamed roll
- 原子 yuán zǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄗˇ jyun4 zi2 atom
- 叉子 chā zi ㄔㄚ ˙ㄗ caa1 zi2 fork
- 口子 kǒu zi ㄎㄡˇ ˙ㄗ hau2 zi2 hole
- 句子 jù zi ㄐㄩˋ ˙ㄗ geoi3 zi2 sentence
- 君子 jūn zǐ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ gwan1 zi2 nobleman
- 单子 單子 dān zi ㄉㄢ ˙ㄗ daan1 zi2 list of items
- 嗓子 sǎng zi ㄙㄤˇ ˙ㄗ song1 zi2 throat
- 圈子 quān zi ㄑㄩㄢ ˙ㄗ hyun1 zi2 circle
Idioms with these characters
- 爱民如子 愛民如子 ài mín rú zǐ ㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄗˇ oi3 man4 jyu4 zi2 (idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
- 摆花架子 擺花架子 bǎi huā jià zi ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄗ baai2 faa1 gaa2 zi2 lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers
- 才子佳人 cái zǐ jiā rén ㄘㄞˊ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ coi4 zi2 gaai1 jan4 lit. gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom)
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- 多子多福 duō zǐ duō fú ㄉㄨㄛ ㄗˇ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄈㄨˊ do1 zi2 do1 fuk1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
- 父慈子孝 fù cí zǐ xiào ㄈㄨˋ ㄘˊ ㄗˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ fu6 ci4 zi2 haau3 benevolent father, filial son (idiom)
- 膏粱子弟 gāo liáng zǐ dì ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄗˇ ㄉㄧˋ gou1 loeng4 zi2 dai6 (idiom) pampered scion of a wealthy family
- 狗拿耗子 gǒu ná hào zi ㄍㄡˇ ㄋㄚˊ ㄏㄠˋ ˙ㄗ gau2 naa4 hou3 zi2 lit. a dog who catches mice
- 画荻教子 畫荻教子 huà dí jiào zǐ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗˇ waak6 dik6 gaau3 zi2 to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)
- 佳人才子 jiā rén cái zǐ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄗˇ gaai1 jan4 coi4 zi2 lit. beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
- 君子之交 jūn zǐ zhī jiāo ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ gwan1 zi2 zi1 gaau1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子)