Learn the stroke order of the Chinese character "子"

The character "子" has 3 strokes. Its radical is "子". View the introduction of "子"

Let's take a look at the stroke order of "子."

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The basic meaning of the Chinese character "子"

n.: lame person; cripple; baby paste; baby food; coarse flour; son; child; person; ancient title of respect for a learned or virtuous man; viscount; you; your honour; philosophical works by important ancient scholars such as Confucius, Mencius, etc; young/newborn animal; egg; seed; sth small and hard; copper coin; copper; zi

adj.: young; tender; small; subsidiary; subordinate

Form words with "子"

电线杆子 (wire) pole

落地窗子 French window; floor-to-ceiling window

子程序库 subroutine library

板阁子 wood cabin

手印子 finger print

打印子 borrow from a usurer

草棚子 straw mat shed

金箍子 gold ring

舍命陪君子 make sacrifices for the sake of keeping company with sb

鸡脯子 chicken breast

结果子 bear fruit; fructify

鞋底子 sole of a shoe

纺线子 spin cotton yarns

鸟媒子 decoy bird

柴堆子 firewood stack

城垛子 merlon (of battlements)

吸引子 attractor

杂货铺子 grocery store

橡皮擦子 rubber; eraser

铁链子 iron chain

Example phrases using "子"

• 他只是磨嘴皮子没有实际行动。

  He is all talk and no action.

• 路上净是石头子，疙疙瘩瘩的。

  The road was full of cobbles and very bumpy.

• 时间不早了，大家下筷 （子）吧。

  It’s getting late. Let’s start to eat.

• 禁止在公路上设卡子乱收费。

  It is forbidden to set up checkposts to collect illegal fees.

• 就那件事跟他磨嘴皮子没用。

  It’s no use arguing with him about that matter.

• 地下的木桩子都烂了。

  The stake left in the ground has decayed.

• 他有一股子傻劲儿。

  He is somehow a man of stupidity/folly.

• 这副象棋缺两个子。

  Two pieces of this chess set are missing.

• 别再添乱子了。

  Don’t add to the confusion/trouble any more.

• 每年开春的时候，园丁们就忙着剪掉多余的树杈子。

  In early spring, gardeners prune the trees.

Explanation of Chinese character strokes

The types of Chinese character strokes refer to the classification of basic strokes that make up Chinese characters. According to traditional classification methods, the types of Chinese character strokes can be divided into eight major categories, namely: horizontal, vertical, left-falling, right-falling, dot, lifting, hook, and turning. Here is a brief explanation of each type of stroke:

Horizontal: A straight line segment from left to right, such as the character "一".

Vertical: A vertical line segment from top to bottom, such as the character "丨".

Left-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the left, such as the character "丿".

Right-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the right, such as the character "乀".

Dot: A small dot, such as the character "丶".

Lifting: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and bends to the right, such as the character "㇀".

Hook: A hook shape formed at the end of a stroke, such as the character "亅".

Turning: A shape where the stroke turns in the middle, such as the character "乛".

These types of strokes can be combined to form complex Chinese characters, each composed of different strokes. Understanding the types of Chinese character strokes is very important for writing and recognizing Chinese characters.