Dictionary/子

子

子 zǐ

ㄗˇ
1son
2child
3seed
4egg
5small thing
61st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat
7viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位
8ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
9subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
10noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair"

Etymology

pictographic · A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs

Radical

子 · son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

Composition

Writing

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