Read Edit View history 子 zizǐ HSK1 child Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a small child with its two arms waving. Pinyin Separate values with commas zi ×zǐ × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 子 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 294, 711 ], [ 355, 686 ], [ 462, 717 ], [ 620, 752 ], [ 658, 752 ], [ 675, 732 ], [ 681, 708 ], [ 549, 578 ], [ 536, 574 ] ], [ [ 472, 588 ], [ 516, 549 ], [ 530, 478 ], [ 550, 263 ], [ 549, 179 ], [ 537, 99 ], [ 523, 64 ], [ 505, 42 ], [ 490, 34 ], [ 383, 79 ], [ 368, 91 ], [ 353, 93 ] ], [ [ 119, 405 ], [ 142, 394 ], [ 186, 386 ], [ 410, 420 ], [ 826, 459 ], [ 855, 457 ], [ 916, 439 ], [ 937, 422 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 544 561 Q 575 580 648 638 Q 679 666 700 671 Q 737 683 739 698 Q 740 708 705 746 Q 672 782 661 780 Q 657 783 644 778 Q 575 748 344 719 Q 323 720 309 722 Q 290 726 283 715 Q 280 708 288 697 Q 298 684 322 666 Q 343 650 354 650 Q 364 649 384 662 Q 420 690 607 732 Q 632 738 637 735 Q 643 731 642 723 Q 642 714 543 589 Q 534 580 529 573 C 509 550 519 545 544 561 Z", "M 529 573 Q 505 588 486 592 Q 474 596 466 591 Q 462 587 474 574 Q 495 544 508 451 L 513 407 Q 541 169 492 90 Q 489 83 482 81 Q 467 77 356 100 Q 349 100 346 97 Q 345 93 354 85 Q 429 30 470 -13 Q 483 -26 492 -24 Q 505 -23 527 -1 Q 575 44 576 136 Q 583 239 562 411 L 557 457 Q 551 505 549 542 Q 549 554 544 561 L 529 573 Z", "M 508 451 Q 499 452 299 429 Q 227 419 121 418 Q 108 418 106 406 Q 105 393 124 378 Q 142 365 174 353 Q 186 349 204 357 Q 222 363 297 375 Q 393 397 513 407 L 562 411 Q 769 430 888 417 Q 937 417 940 418 Q 940 421 942 421 Q 949 434 937 447 Q 864 513 800 491 Q 739 479 675 469 Q 605 463 557 457 L 508 451 Z" ] } 3 strokes 子 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 287, 710 ], [ 356, 687 ], [ 653, 757 ], [ 681, 701 ], [ 535, 566 ] ], [ [ 474, 586 ], [ 512, 554 ], [ 530, 475 ], [ 549, 251 ], [ 536, 96 ], [ 488, 30 ], [ 350, 94 ] ], [ [ 113, 405 ], [ 179, 386 ], [ 825, 458 ], [ 941, 436 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M540,557C633,637 666,656 698,671C751,698 742,704 705,746C683,771 667,780 661,780C656,781 652,782 644,778C597,759 428,727 344,721C329,721 317,721 309,722C295,725 287,723 283,715C280,711 282,705 288,697C294,689 305,679 322,666C335,656 345,651 354,650C359,650 371,653 384,662C408,680 482,704 607,732C623,736 632,738 637,735C640,733 642,729 642,723C641,717 566,623 529,573C525,568 535,553 540,557Z", "M529,573C513,583 497,589 486,592C476,595 471,595 466,591C463,589 466,585 474,574C488,556 500,515 508,451C511,422 511,422 513,407C530,249 525,143 492,90C482,76 469,81 456,83C435,86 401,92 356,100C350,101 347,100 346,97C344,95 347,91 354,85C403,49 441,16 470,-13C477,-21 485,-24 492,-24C500,-22 512,-15 527,-1C558,30 573,75 576,136C578,205 574,298 562,411C559,442 559,442 557,457C553,491 542,540 540,557C539,563 534,569 529,573Z", "M508,451C369,435 250,420 121,418C112,418 107,415 106,406C105,398 110,388 124,378C134,370 151,361 174,353C180,351 190,354 204,357C304,383 421,400 513,407C546,410 546,410 562,411C700,423 807,424 888,417C919,415 936,415 942,421C948,429 945,440 937,447C888,493 844,499 800,491C737,481 643,468 557,457C524,453 524,453 508,451Z" ] } 3 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.