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子

子
zǐ
⼦Radical 39 · 3 strokes

child; (noun suffix)

HSK 1 (3.0)10 meanings#2170
MEANING10 meanings

MEANING

  1. 壹

    child; (noun suffix)

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    • 。

      I have a whole family to support.

    • 。

      I don't like the way he talks.

    • ,。

      She gave her son a hug, then sent him off to bed.

    • ,,。

      It's not that simple — you need to think it through carefully and not just blindly follow the crowd.

  2. 貳名noun

    small thing

    中小的东西;某些物体的一部分xiǎo de dōngxi;mǒuxiē wùtǐ de yībùfen

    • 。

      This character is very small.

    • 。

      There are a few small pebbles in the bag.

  3. 參名noun

    child

    中年纪小的人,如男孩或女孩niánjì xiǎo de rén、rú náng háir huò nǚ háir

    • 。

      This child is my son.

    • 。

      The mother raised three children through years of hardship and toil.

  4. 肆名noun

    son

    中男孩;男性的孩子nánhái;nánxìng de háizi

    • 。

      He has a son.

    • ,。

      He is the only son in the family, so his parents have very high expectations of him.

  5. 伍名noun

    egg

    中动物生下的圆形物体,可以孵化成小动物dòngwù shēngxià de yuánxíng wùtǐ, kěyǐ fūhuà chéng xiǎo dòngwù

    • 。

      This egg has no yolk.

    • ,。

      The eggs of this fish have fully matured and it is ready to spawn.

  6. 陸名noun

    seed

    中植物的果实里面能长出新植物的东西zhíwù de guǒshí lǐmiàn néng zhǎng chū xīn zhíwù de dōngxi

    • 。

      These melon seeds are delicious.

    • 。

      She soaked the lotus seeds in water.

  7. 柒名noun

    subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

    中位置在下面的;等级较低的wèizhì zài xiàmiàn de; děngjí jiào dī de

    • 。

      The subsidiary's business is doing very well.

    • 。

      This railway line has several subsystems that need to be upgraded.

  8. 捌名noun

    1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat

    中十二地支中的第一个,代表晚上十一点到凌晨一点的时间shíèr dìzhī zhōng de dì yī gè, dàibiǎo wǎnshang shíyī diǎn dào língchén yī diǎn de shíjiān

    • 。

      The hour of Zi is from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.

    • ,。

      This year is the Year of the Zi, which is the Year of the Rat.

  9. 玖名noun

    viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]

    中五等爵位中的第四级wǔ děng jué wèi zhōng de dì sì jí

    • 。

      A viscount is a nobleman.

    • ,。

      He was granted the title of viscount, becoming a member of the nobility.

  10. 拾名noun

    ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)

    中古代中国指北方的方位,方向角为零度gǔdài zhōngguó zhǐ běifāng de fāngwèi, fāngxiàng jiǎo wéi língduó

    • 。

      Zi was the ancient north.

    • ,。

      On ancient maps, the zi direction corresponds to due north.

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