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
zì gě
variant of 自個|自个[zì gě]
oneself
by oneself
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
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)
zòng zi
glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and boiled
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)
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