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Entry·pron. zǐ
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“Son; child; offspring; seed; noun suffix attached to nouns, verbs, adjectives, or classifiers; first of the twelve earthly branches; ancient Chinese compass point for north.”
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- 孩子ㄏㄞˊ ㄗˇchild; a young person who is not yet an adult; offspring; son or daughter
- 兒子ㄦˊ ㄗˇson; male child of a parent; a boy in relation to his parents
- 男子ㄋㄢˊ ㄗˇa man; a male; (in some contexts, especially Taiwan) a son
- 妻子ㄑㄧ ㄗˇwife; a married woman in relation to her husband; (archaic or literary) wife and children
- 電子ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄗˇelectronic; relating to devices or systems using circuits, semiconductors, or computers; electron (particle physics).
- 房子house; building; apartment; room; a residential structure where people live or a space used for a specific purpose
- 女子ㄋㄩˇ ㄗˇwoman; female; (dated) unmarried or virgin woman.
- 樣子ㄧㄤˋ ㄗˇappearance; look; the way someone or something looks; manner; pattern; model; style; kind; sort; roughly; about (used before numbers to indicate approximation)
- 日子ㄖˋ ㄗˇday; a calendar date; days of one's life; time; period; livelihood; daily life
- 例子example; instance; case used as evidence or illustration.
- 這樣子ㄓㄜˋ ㄧㄤˋ ㄗˇlike this; in this way; so; such (used to describe manner, state, or degree)
- 子女ㄗˇ ㄋㄩˇchildren; sons and daughters; offspring
- 車子vehicle; car; small automobile; motor vehicle such as a car, truck, or bicycle
- 輩子ㄅㄟˋ ㄗˇone's whole life; lifetime; used after a pronoun or quantifier, not standalone.
- 親子ㄑㄧㄣ ㄗˇparent and child; parent-child relationship; involving both parents and children; activities or events designed for parents and children to participate in together
- 分子ㄈㄣ ㄗˇ(chemistry) molecule; (math) numerator of a fraction; member of a class or group; people of a certain type; (Taiwan) a share of money contributed for a group occasion
- 太子ㄊㄞˋ ㄗˇcrown prince; the designated heir to a throne or monarchy
- 肚子belly; abdomen; stomach; the front part of the body below the chest; colloquially, the stomach or gut; a rounded, belly-shaped object
- 種子ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄗˇseed; offspring
- 椅子chair; a seat for sitting, typically with a back; made of wood, bamboo, plastic, etc.
- 鼻子nose; the organ for breathing and smelling; (Taiwan, colloquial) the firstborn child.
- 王子ㄨㄤˊ ㄗˇprince; son of a king or emperor; a rare Chinese surname
- 案子long table; counter; (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc); matter; project; job
- 孫子ㄙㄨㄣ ㄗˇgrandson; son's son; a general and strategist of the Spring and Autumn Period, author of the Art of War; the Art of War, an ancient Chinese military classic
- 小孩子child; a young person, typically under the age of puberty
- 孔子ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄗˇConfucius (551–479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher; also called Kong Fuzi.
- 脖子neck; the part connecting the head to the body.
- 桌子table; desk; a flat-topped piece of furniture with legs, used for working or placing things; made of wood, metal, plastic, etc.
- 一下子all at once; in a short while; all of a sudden; (after a verb) slightly, a little
- 身子ㄕㄣ ㄗˇbody; physical form; oneself; pregnancy; health
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