zì
letter
symbol
character
word
CL:個|个[ge4]
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
zì
self
oneself
from
since
naturally
surely
zǐ
son
child
seed
egg
small thing
1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
zī
beauty
disposition
looks
appearance
zǐ
purple
violet
amethyst
Lithospermum erythrorhizon (flowering plant whose root provides red purple dye)
Japanese: murasaki
zǐ
meticulous
(of domestic animals or fowls) young
zī
resources
capital
to provide
to supply
to support
money
expense
zì gě
variant of 自個|自个[zì gě]
oneself
by oneself
Bīng Jiā
Military School of Thought, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[Zhū zǐ Bǎi Jiā] of the Warring States Period (475-220BC)
Dào Jiā
Daoist School of Thought of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the religion of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子[Lǎo zǐ] (c. 500 BC-) and later promulgated by Zhuangzi 庄子 (369-286 BC)
Rú Jiā
Confucian School of Thought, founded by Confucius 孔子[Kǒng Zǐ] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子[Mèng Zǐ] (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
zì
to soak
to be stained
stain
floodwater
Huì zi
Hui-zi also known as Hui Shi 惠施[Hui4 Shi1] (c. 370-310 BC), politician and philosopher of the School of Logicians 名家 [Ming2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
zǐ
Catalpa kaempferi
printing blocks
Xiāng gé lǐ lā
Shangri-La (mythical location)
Shangri-La town and county in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Dí qìng Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Yunnan
formerly Gyeltang or Gyalthang, Chinese 中甸[Zhōng diàn] in Tibetan province of Kham
Xún zǐ
Xun Zi or Hsun Tzu (c. 310-237 BC), Confucian philosopher and author of On learning 勸學|劝学
zì
corner of the eye
canthus
eye socket
zǐ
older sister
Taiwan pr. [jie3]
zī
to grow
to nourish
to increase
to cause
juice
taste
(dialect) to spout
to spurt
zī
(onom.) to squeak (of mice)
to chirp or peep (of small birds)
zī
Buddhists
black silk
dark
Sūn zǐ Bīng Fǎ
”Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī Shū], written by Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sūn zǐ]
Xiǎo shuō Jiā
School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[Zhū zǐ Bǎi Jiā] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
zì
to abandon restraint
to do as one pleases
comfortable (dialect)
rén zhī chū
man at birth (is fundamentally good in nature)
the first line of Three character classic 三字經|三字经[Sān zì jīng]
Zǐ Lù
Zi Lu (542-480 BC), disciple of Confucius 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3], also known as Ji Lu 季路[Ji4 Lu4]
Mò Jiā
Mohist School of Thought of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), founded by the philosopher 墨子[Mò zǐ]
zì
female of domestic animals
sān zì
abbr. for 三自愛國教會|三自爱国教会[sān zì ài gúo jiào hùi], Three-Self Patriotic Movement
zǐ
to slander
to blame
to revile
Liè zǐ
Lie Zi, Daoist author, said to be early Warring States period 戰國|战国
Daoist text in eight chapters, said to be by Lie Zi, probably compiled during WeiJin times 魏晉|魏晋 (3rd century AD)
Hǔ tiào xiá
Tiger's leap falls on the Jinsha River 金沙江[Jīn shā jiāng] in Lijiang Naxi autonomous county 麗江納西族自治縣|丽江纳西族自治县[Lì jiāng Nà xī zú zì zhì xiàn], Yunnan
zǐ wēi dòu shù
Zi Wei Dou Shu, a form of Chinese fortune-telling
quàn xué
On learning, classic book by Confucian philosopher Xun Zi 荀子 (c. 310-237 BC)
Níng xià shěng
former Ningxia province, now Ningxia Hui autonomous region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Níng xià Húi zú zì zhì qū]
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