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)
tiě zi
card
invitation
message
(forum) post
zī
beauty
disposition
looks
appearance
míng zi
name (of a person or thing)
CL:個|个[ge4]
quān zi
circle
ring
(social) circle
rì zi
day
a (calendar) date
days of one's life
zǐ
purple
violet
amethyst
Lithospermum erythrorhizon (flowering plant whose root provides red purple dye)
Japanese: murasaki
pāi zi
beat (music)
paddle-shaped object (flyswatter etc)
racket (sports)
fǎ zi
way
method
Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5]
jiā zi
clip
clamp
tongs
folder
wallet
fáng zi
house
building (single- or two-story)
apartment
room
CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4]
yàng zi
appearance
manner
pattern
model
zǐ
meticulous
(of domestic animals or fowls) young
zī
resources
capital
to provide
to supply
to support
money
expense
Bǎi hé zi
Yuriko, Japanese girl's given name, translates Christian name Lily
dàn zi
carrying pole and the loads on it
burden
task
responsibility
CL:副[fu4]
huǎng zi
shop sign
signboard
(fig.) pretense
mào zi
hat
cap
(fig.) label
bad name
CL:頂|顶[ding3]
bān zi
organized group
theatrical troupe
yī lǎn zi
all-inclusive
undiscriminating
jiān zi
best of its kind
cream of the crop
zòng zi
glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and boiled
lì zi
case
(for) instance
example
CL:個|个[ge4]
dài zi
belt
band
ribbon
strap
girdle
(coll.) audio or video tape
yǐn zi
introduction
primer
opening words