子

zi
#37 most
frequent character
(noun suffix)

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

子 as a component in other characters

meaning13 characters
存李孩季孤孽籽孺孢孪孳孥孓
sound5 characters
字仔孜籽耔
picture12 characters
学好字孙孔孟乳孕孝孚囝孨

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Same Characters, Different Readings

子zǐ
son, child, seed, egg, small thing

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