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子

zǐ

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Radical子
Strokes3
HSK 3
Definitions
n
  • 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[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
  • ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
adj
  • subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
Examples

父子

fù zǐ

father and son

子女

zǐ nǚ

children; sons and daughters

独生子。

dú shēng zǐ

only child; only son

Strokes: 3HSK 3Frequency #90Verified
子 (zǐ) — son - ISCBJ Dictionary