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子

zǐㄗˇ

Sino-Vietnamese: TỬ

Traditional: 子

HSK 3.0 · 3

Meaningzǐ(vocab.word.pos.g, measure word)

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 位; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north); subsidiary; subordinate; sub-

Examples

  • 父母都爱自己的子女。

    fù mǔ dōu ài zì jǐ de zǐ nǚ.

    All parents love their children.

  • 他们母子俩去旅行了。

    tā men mǔ zǐ liǎ qù lǚ xíng le.

    The mother and son went on a trip.

  • 过年的时候大家都吃瓜子。

    guò nián de shí hòu dà jiā dōu chī guā zǐ.

    Everyone eats sunflower seeds at New Year.

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Meaningzi(vocab.word.pos.g, measure word)

(noun suffix)

Examples

  • 桌子上有一本书。

    zhuō zi shàng yǒu yì běn shū.

    There's a book on the table.

  • 他的孩子三岁了。

    tā de hái zi sān suì le.

    His child is three years old.

  • 这个房子很大。

    zhè ge fáng zi hěn dà.

    This house is very big.

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Stroke order

TỬ · 3 strokes

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