子 Chinese English dictionary 子 translate 子 pinyin

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子

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
子 zi	子 \| 子* \| *子	noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair"	HSK 1


子 zǐ	子 \| 子* \| *子	son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
子	子 \| 子* \| *子	3画子孑 + 0	zǐ, zi	offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch	zi2	1740.7 ND