子 zǐ child; sage; seed
Made with 3 strokes.
Picture of a baby in swaddling clothes
Ancient small seal form 
Different tone
自 zì (from) ; 字 zì (letter)Radical
Index 39 used in: 存 biān (to exist) ; 孚 fú (to trust) ; 孩 hái (child) ; 好 hǎo (good) ; 亨 hēng (prosperous) ; 季 jì (season) ; 孔 kǒng (great) ; 李 lǐ (plum) ; 孟 mèng (first month of a season) ; 孙 sūn (grandson) ; 孝 xiào (filial piety or obedience) ; 学 xué (study) ; 字 zì (letter)Pronunciation
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People
孔子 Confucius孟子 Mencius
老子 Lao Zi
庄子 Zhuangzi
墨子 Mozi
Proverbs
不入虎穴焉得虎子 bù rù hǔ xué yān dé hǔ zǐ Great rewards require a great risk.赐子千金不如教子一艺 cì zǐ qiān jīn bù rú jiào zǐ yī yì Learning a new skill will pay dividends in the future
虎父无犬子 hǔ fù wú quǎn zǐ A son is similar to his father
妻离子散 qī lí zǐ sàn A broken family
肉包子打狗 ròu bāo zǐ dǎ gǒu To use a self defeating method to solve a problem
兔子不吃窝边草 tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo Thieves do not steal from neighbors
Phrases
饺 子 jiǎo zǐ Dumplings筷子 kuài zǐ Chopsticks
Also
茄子 qié zi aubergine篮子 lán zi basket
胡子 hú zi beard
孩子 hái zi children
扇子 shàn zi fan
兔子 tù zi hare
老子 lǎo zǐ Laozi
燕子 yàn zi swallow
蝎子 xiē zi scorpion