子[zi3] Chinese English dictionary 子[zi3] translate 子[zi3] pinyin

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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
子 zǐ	子 \| 子* \| *子	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 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
六親 liùqīn	六親 \| 六親* \| *六親	six close relatives, namely: father 父, mother 母, older brothers 兄, younger brothers 弟, wife 妻, male children 子 / one's kin	六亲


地支 dìzhī	地支 \| 地支* \| *地支	the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥, used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc


四庫 sìkù	四庫 \| 四庫* \| *四庫	the four book depositories, namely: classics 經｜经, history 史, philosophy 子, belles-lettres 集	四库


十二支 shí'èrzhī	十二支 \| 十二支* \| *十二支	the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)


爵位 juéwèi	爵位 \| 爵位* \| *爵位	order of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公, Marquis 侯, Count 伯, Viscount 子, Baron 男


十二地支 shí'èrdìzhī	十二地支 \| 十二地支* \| *十二地支	the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)


五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi	五等爵位 \| 五等爵位* \| *五等爵位	five orders of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公, Marquis 侯, Count 伯, Viscount 子, Baron 男

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