子 — Chinese character
子
zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
- Pinyin
- zi
- Radical
- 39 ⼦ (Child)
- Strokes
- 3
- Components
- 了 一
- Formation
- pictographic — A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs
- Japanese
- 子 as a kanji
Common words with 子
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
| 电子 (電子) | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
| 妻子 | qī zǐ | wife and children |
| 妻子 | qī zi | wife |
| 样子 (樣子) | yàng zi | appearance; manner |
| 男子 | nán zǐ | a man; a male |
| 女子 | nǚ zǐ | woman; female |
| 日子 | rì zi | day; a (calendar) date |
| 房子 | fáng zi | house; building (single- or two-story) |
| 分子 (份子) | fèn zǐ | variant of 分子 (fèn zǐ) |
| 分子 | fēn zǐ | (chemistry) molecule; (math.) numerator of a fraction |
English words written with 子
子 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 8 · Analects 972 · Art of War 15 · I Ching 33 · Mencius 939 · Zhuangzi 979 · Great Learning 28 · Doctrine of the Mean 72
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 4
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 31
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 52
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 54
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 55
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 62
- Analects 1.1
- Analects 1.2
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