Hanzi Master

child; seed; (noun suffix)

HSK 1Pronouns & People3rd tone (dipping)

(zǐ) means “child; seed; (noun suffix)”. It’s an HSK 1 character in the “Pronouns & People” group. In the app it comes with a memory story so the sound, tone and meaning stick in one exposure.

How to remember 子

Every Hanzi Master story is built from the sound. For , the opening sound casts who is in the scene, the ending picks where it happens, and the 3rd tone (dipping) places it in one of five rooms. The shape itself acts out the meaning: child; seed; (noun suffix).

The finished scene for 子 is one vivid sentence. Picture it once and zǐ stays with you.

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Stroke order for 子

Words with 子

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