Read Edit View history 囝 jiǎn baby Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents A baby 子 in a crib 囗 Components 囗 囗 Meaning component wéi, guó surround 子 子 Meaning component zi, zǐ child Character Evolution Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC Regular Modern ▼ More ▲ Less Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangkranʔ Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang Historical images Academia Sinica