子 zǐ

1. zǐ noun child; son
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 子女 sons and daughters (ABC 'zǐ' 子 bf 1; Guoyu '子' n 3; NCCED '子' 1)
2. zǐ noun egg; newborn
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Nature
   Notes: (ABC 'zǐ' 子 bf 4; Guoyu '子' n 5; NCCED '子' 7)
3. zǐ noun first earthly branch
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Time , Concept: Earthly Branch 地支
   Notes: (ABC 'zǐ' 子 n 3; Guoyu '子' n 1)
4. zǐ noun 11 p.m.-1 a.m.
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Time
   Notes: (Guoyu '子' n 2)
5. zǐ noun Kangxi radical 39
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: son, alternate form is 孑 (ABC back cover; Guoyu '子' n 13; GHC p. 7)
6. zi suffix indicates that the the word is used as a noun
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: A suffix used in vernacular Chinese since ancient times; for example, 剪子 scissors (ABC 'zi' 子; Guoyu '子' zi; Norman 1988, p. 114)
7. zǐ bound form pellet; something small and hard
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 子弹 bullet (ABC 'zǐ' 子 bf 9; NCCED '子' 10)
8. zǐ noun master
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: A polite form of address, used in the second person in Classical Chinese; for example 孔子 [Master] Confucius (ABC 'zǐ' 子 n 1; Guoyu '子' n 8; NCCED '子' 3; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 78)
9. zǐ noun viscount
   Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China
   Notes: Forth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (ABC 'zǐ' 子 n 2; Guoyu '子' n 12; NCCED '子' 4)
10. zi noun you; your honor
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 你 (ABC 'zǐ' 子 pr 1; Guoyu '子' pronnoun 7; NCCED '子' 5)
11. zǐ noun masters
    Domain: Literature 文学 , Subdomain: China
    Notes: One of the four traditional classifications of literary genre: 经 classics, 子 masters, 史 histories, and 集 collections (Guoyu '子' n 11; Li 2017, p. 163; NCCED '子' 6)
12. zǐ bound form person
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 君子 or 男子 (ABC 'zǐ' 子 bf 2; NCCED '子' 2)
13. zǐ adjective young
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 幼小的 (ABC 'zǐ' 子 bf 11; Guoyu '子' adj 1; NCCED '子' 8)
14. zǐ noun seed
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Nature
    Notes: In the sense of 种子; for example, 瓜子 'mellon seed' (ABC 'zǐ' 子 bf 3; Guoyu '子' n 6; NCCED '子' 9)
15. zǐ noun subordinate; subsidiary
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '子' adj 2, 3; NCCED '子' 11)
16. zǐ noun a copper coin
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (ABC 'zǐ' 子 bf 5; NCCED '子' 12)
17. zǐ measure word bundle
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: A bundle of something long and thin; for example, thin noodles or knitting wool (ABC 'zǐ' 子 m 1; NCCED '子' 13)
18. zǐ bound form female dragonfly
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Biology
    Notes: (ABC 'zǐ' 子 bf 7)
19. zǐ bound form constituent
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (ABC 'zǐ' 子 bf 10)
20. zǐ noun offspring; descendants
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 后代 or 子孙 (Guoyu '子' n 4)
21. zǐ noun dear
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A familiar form of address used between husband and wife; for example, 內子 'wife' and 外子 'husband' (Guoyu '子' n 9)
22. zǐ noun little one
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A form of address used by an elder person towards a younger person (Guoyu '子' n 10)

Contained in

• 原子武器 atomic weapon
• 氧原子 oxygen atom
• 泻肚子(瀉肚子) to have diarrhea
• 补子 a rank badge; a mandarin square
• 黑莓子 blackberry
• 瞎子摸象 blind people touch an elephant; unable to see the big picture; to mistake the part for the whole; unable to see the wood for the trees
• 不法分子 lawbreakers; offenders
• 内子(內子) wife
• 管子 tube; drinking straw ; Guanzi; Guan Zhong ; pipe ; Guanzi
• 扣屎盔子 to cap in excrement; to discredit with absurd unfounded accusations; to vilify
• 电子狗(電子狗) radar detector
• 手腕子 wrist
• 混子 hoodlum; person unfit for society
• 橘子 orange; tangerine
• 窗子 window
• 车子(車子) a small vehicle
• 八旗子弟 child of a Manchu bannerman family (nobility); privileged brat
• 小日子 simple life
• 蛮子(蠻子) a barbarian; a slave servant
• 掐尖子 to share ill-gained profits
• 脚丫子(腳丫子) foot
• 这下子(這下子) this time
• 小铲子(小鏟子) trowel
• 绵子(綿子) silk floss
• 椰子猫(椰子貓) Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), also called toddy cat
• 有子存焉 I still have sons, don't I?; future generations will continue the work
• 样子(樣子) shape; manner; air; looks; aspect ; a pattern ; a prototype; an example ; something approximately the same
• 戒子 (finger) ring
• 哨子声(哨子聲) whistling sound
• 房子 house
• 弹子锁(彈子鎖) pin tumbler lock; spring lock
• 果子狸 masked palm civet (Paguma larvata)
• 择日子(擇日子) to pick an auspicious day
• 摘帽子 to take off a hat; to be cleared of an unfair charge; rehabilitation
• 眼皮子 eyelid
• 妃子笑 concubine's smile; a cultivar of lychee
• 打拍子 to beat time
• 老油子 wily old fox; crafty fellow
• 电子显微镜(電子顯微鏡) electron microscope
• 毛孩子 a small child; an ignorant child
• 小子 a boy
• 二尕子 scoundrel

Also contained in

萧子良 、 宏达国际电子 、 子夜歌 、 凤辣子 、 庚子国变 、 朱子语类 、 师子吼 、 贺子珍 、 鬼谷子

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• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 831
• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 813
• 卷一百〇二 表第三 諸王世表三 Volume 102 Tables 3: Princes 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 561
• 卷一百〇一 表第二 諸王世表二 Volume 101 Tables 2: Princes 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 558
• 卷一百 表第一 諸王世表一 Volume 100 Tables 1: Princes 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 536
• 哀公 Lord Ai The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 318
• 卷一百〇四 表第五 諸王世表五 Volume 104 Tables 5: Princes 5 History of Ming 明史 — count: 314
• 卷一百〇三 表第四 諸王世表四 Volume 103 Tables 4: Princes 4 History of Ming 明史 — count: 290
• 成公 Lord Cheng The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 229
• 僖公 Lord Xi The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 227

Collocations

• 子于归 (子于歸) 之子于歸 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧桃夭 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Tao Yao — count: 12
• 齐子 (齊子) 齊子由歸 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧齊‧南山 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qi - Nan Shan — count: 9
• 二子 (二子) 二子乘舟 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧二子乘舟 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Er Zi Cheng Zhou — count: 6
• 妇子 (婦子) 同我婦子 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧豳‧七月 Lessons from the states - Odes of Cao - Qi Yue — count: 6
• 仲子 (仲子) 將仲子 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧將仲子 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Jiang Zhong Zi — count: 6
• 厥子 (厥子) 厥子乃弗肯堂 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 大誥 Zhou Shu - Great Announcement — count: 6
• 子乘 (子乘) 二子乘舟 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧二子乘舟 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Er Zi Cheng Zhou — count: 5
• 留子 (留子) 彼留子嗟 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧王‧丘中有麻 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wang - Qiu Zhong You Ma — count: 4
• 子同 (子同) 甘與子同夢 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧齊‧雞鳴 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qi - Ji Ming — count: 4
• 维子 (維子) 維子之故 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧狡童 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Jiao Tong — count: 4