子

Son in Chinese: 子 (zǐ)

zǐ

son

HSK 3.0 Level 11 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1son
  2. 2child
  3. 3seed
  4. 4egg
  5. 5small thing
  6. 61st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
  7. 7Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 位
  8. 8ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
  9. 9subsidiary
  10. 10subordinate
  11. 11sub-

Stroke order

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子

Zhuyin

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ㄗˇ

zǐ

ㄗ/ zˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 她有一个儿子。

    tā yǒu yí gè ér zǐ。

    She has a son.

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Related words

杯子

bēi zi

cup

儿子

ér zi

son

椅子

yǐ zi

chair

桌子

zhuō zi

table

孩子

hái zi

child

妻子

qī zǐ

wife and children

鼻子

bí zi

nose

电子

diàn zǐ

electronic

句子

jù zi

sentence

裤子

kù zi

variant of 裤子, trousers

筷子

kuài zi

chopsticks

帽子

mào zi

hat

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