子
Character
son
- Radical
- 子 (itself)
- Strokes
- 3
- Structure
- Overlaid
- Parts
- 了 一
- Traditional
- 子
- Frequency
- #32 most common character
Readings and meanings
- son CC-CEDICT
- child CC-CEDICT
- egg CC-CEDICT
- small thing CC-CEDICT
- 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat CC-CEDICT
- viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) CC-CEDICT
- ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) CC-CEDICT
- subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- CC-CEDICT
- seed CC-CEDICT
Words that use “子” as zǐ
女子nǚ zǐwomanWordHSK 3子女zǐ nǚchildrenWordHSK 3男子nán zǐa manWordHSK 3电子邮件diàn zǐ yóu jiànemailWordHSK 3妻子qī zǐwifeWordHSK 4孙子sūn zǐgrandson, the son of your childWordHSK 4子弹zǐ dàna small piece of metal shot from a gunWordHSK 5电子版diàn zǐ bǎnthe digital form of a book or document, read on a computerWordHSK 5
This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is zǐ.
- noun suffix, as in 椅子 (yǐ zi) "chair" CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 3 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 子
Draw “子” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
我买了一把新椅子。
wǒ mǎi le yī bǎ xīn yǐ zi
I bought a new chair.
AI-generated sentence
桌上有三个橘子。
zhuō shàng yǒu sān ge jú zi
There are three oranges on the table.
AI-generated sentence
他是妈妈的儿子。
tā shì mā ma de ér zi
He is Mom's son.
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