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![]() | 子 |
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.
子: Used as a Component in Characters
5 HSK Characters contain 子 as a component, but not as a radical.
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:
40 HSK words containing 子