zi

common
suffix

Meaning of

子 means noun/verb suffix; measure word suffix. Pronounced zi.

  • noun/verb suffix
  • measure word suffix

Character Info

Radical
Strokes3
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

xīn
mǎi
le
dǐng
mào
zi
 

I bought a new hat.

Xué
xiào
mén
kǒu
chā
zhe
miàn
zi
 

There is a flag hanging at the school gate.

Zhè
zhāng
zhuō
zi
shì
ye
zuò
de
 

This table was made by my grandfather.

shì
pàng
xiǎo
zi
 
hěn
ài
 

He is a chubby little boy, very cute.

Bié
luàn
pèng
zhè
xiē
dōng
xi西
 
xiǎo
xīn
shuāi
le
diàn
zi
 

Don't mess with these things, be careful not to knock over the mat.