子
Dictionary entry
son
What does 子 mean?
子 (zǐ) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.
1son
2child
3seed
4egg
5small thing
61st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat
7viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
8ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
9subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
10noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair"
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