子
zǐ
#37 most
frequent character
son, child, seed, egg, small thing
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
子 is a picture of a child, and that was its first meaning. From 'child' grew 'son', 'small thing', and its use as a noun suffix.
Drawn as: child
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