zi

子

child (suffix)

HSK 3.0 · 1
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Meaning, words & where you learn it

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Words with 子

孩子 hái zi child HSK 1
儿子 ér zi son HSK 1
房子 fáng zi house; building (single- or two-story) HSK 1
桌子 zhuō zi table; desk HSK 1
杯子 bēi zi cup; glass HSK 1
本子 běn zi book; notebook HSK 1
包子 bāo zi bao (steamed stuffed bun) HSK 1
样子 yàng zi appearance; manner HSK 2
日子 rì zi day; a (calendar) date HSK 2
椅子 yǐ zi chair HSK 2
例子 lì zi case; (for) instance HSK 2
院子 yuàn zi courtyard; garden HSK 2

Examples from your lessons

  • 我给大家介绍一下,这是我妻子。 Let me introduce to everyone — this is my wife. Lesson 13
  • 这是我丈夫,那是我们的孩子。 This is my husband, and that is our child. Lesson 13
  • 你们的孩子真漂亮!你有哥哥吗? Your child is really beautiful! Do you have an older brother? Lesson 13
  • 这个句子是什么意思? What does this sentence mean? Lesson 22
  • 她的孩子几岁? How old is her child? Lesson 102
  • 他们有两个孩子,一个儿子,一个女儿。 They have two children, a son and a daughter. Lesson 103

Character facts

Radical
子
Parts
了 + 一
Structure
Overlaid
Unicode
U+5B50

Pictographic: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs