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Level 1 【zǐ】
son | child | seed | person | egg | small thing | midnight | 11 p.m.-1 a.m. | 1st earthly branch | (noun suffix)

子 can be used as:      

部首 Chinese Radical

【子】俗称“子字旁”。“子字旁”的字通常与子女或人有关。
The radical 子 is commonly known as 子字旁(Zǐ Zì Páng). Chinese characters having this radical are often related to child or person.



11 HSK Characters with the radical 子.
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子: Used as a Component in Characters


5 HSK Characters contain 子 as a component, but not as a radical.
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词根 Word Root

The original meaning of 子 is "baby; infant". When used as a word root to form other compound words, 子 means:
  • son,child: 父子 母子 子女
  • seed: 种子 瓜子
  • person: 妻子 孙子 小伙子
  • suffix (Noun + 子[zi]): 杯子 瓶子 椅子......



  • 40 HSK words containing 子
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