IDENTITY
子zǐchild; son; noun suffix
HSK 1Top 16
CORE MEANING
child; son; noun suffix
- Part of speech
- noun
- Register
- neutral
Senses
- 1.childHSK1
- 2.noun suffix (neutral tone)HSK1
FORM & BREAKDOWN
- Radical
- 子child radical (zǐ)
- strokes
- 3
- Structure
- single pictograph
- IDS sequence
- 子
USAGE
Common words
孩子háizichild
儿子érzison
桌子zhuōzitable
Graded examples
我的儿子今年五岁。Wǒ de érzi jīnnián wǔ suì.HSK1
My son is five years old this year.
RELATIONS
Lookalike — don’t mix up
LEARNING
Memory aid
A baby with arms wrapped in a blanket.
- HSK version
- 3.0
- Frequency rank
- #16
- Memory aid
- imagery
TRUST & SOURCES
- Reviewed by
- AI-assisted editorial review
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-14
Sources
- CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01
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