子 (zǐ)
son/child/noun suffix
How 子 is written
- Strokes
- 3
- Traditional
- 子
- Simplified
- 子 (unchanged)
子 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- zǐ
- son; child; seed; egg
- zi
- (noun suffix)
Common words using 子
- 兒子 érzi
- son
- 女子 nǚzǐ
- woman; female
- 妻子 qīzǐ
- wife and children
- 孩子 háizi
- child
- 房子 fángzi
- house; building (single- or two-story); apartment
- 日子 rìzi
- day; a (calendar) date; days of one's life
- 樣子 yàngzi
- appearance; manner; pattern
- 獅子 shīzǐ
- Shihtzu township in Pingtung county 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 xian4], Taiwan
- 獅子座 shīzizuò
- Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
- 王子 wángzǐ
- prince; son of a king
- 男子 nánzǐ
- a man; a male
- 老子 lǎozǐ
- Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism; the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经 by Laozi
子 in a sentence
他的兒子在美國唸書。
Tā de érzi zài Měiguó niànshū.
“His son is studying in the US.”
How common is 子?
子 is the 37th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 26.5% of all running text.
Characters that appear with 子
Master 子 and 5,000 others.
Flashcards and Writing Practice. Every single character in A Course in Contemporary Chinese 當代中文課程.
子
Start Learning
Flashcard Add to your deck