child, offspring, seed, small thing
Animated Stroke Order 子
Stroke Order Diagrams 子
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HSK Vocabulary: 子
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 子 is used in context
1
hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
wán玩
shuǎ耍
。
The children are playing in the park
2
wǒ我
ér儿
zi子
jīn今
nián年
shàng上
xiǎo小
xué学
le了
。
My son started elementary school this year
3
zhuō桌
zi子
shàng上
fàng放
zhe着
yì一
běn本
shū书
。
There is a book on the table
4
zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
de的
ér儿
zi子
。
This is my son.
5
wǒ我
ér儿
zi子
jīn今
nián年
wǔ五
suì岁
le了
，
tā他
hěn很
xǐ喜
huān欢
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
wán玩
。
My son is five years old this year, and he really enjoys going to the park to play.
6
suī虽
rán然
ér儿
zi子
yǐ已
jīng经
zhǎng长
dà大
chéng成
rén人
，
dàn但
zài在
wǒ我
xīn心
zhōng中
tā他
yǒng永
yuǎn远
shì是
gè个
xū需
yào要
zhào照
gù顾
de的
hái孩
zi子
。
Although my son has grown up, in my heart he will always be a child who needs care.
7
zhè这
shì是
yí一
gè个
bēi杯
zi子
。
This is a cup.
8
zhuō桌
zi子
shàng上
yǒu有
yí一
gè个
lán蓝
sè色
de的
bēi杯
zi子
。
There is a blue cup on the table.
9
wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shàng上
yòng用
zhè这
ge个
bēi杯
zi子
hē喝
kā咖
fēi啡
。
I drink coffee from this cup every morning.
10
zhè这
shì是
yī一
zhāng张
zhuō桌
zi子
。
This is a table.
Information
Traditional子
Radical子
Strokes3
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#104
Zhuyinㄗˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+5B50
CangjieND
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality