Word: 子 (zǐ, zi)

子 dictionary entry

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); and 1 more

zi

noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair"

Full dictionary entry for 子