⼦

child

zǐ (zi3)

Radical no. 39 · 3 strokes (第 39 部首 · 3 画 dì 39 bùshǒu · 3 huà)

Radical ⼦ (zǐ) — meaning: child, 3 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph in oracle-bone script, depicting the shape of a baby or small child with a large head and slender body.

Mnemonic: The shape ⼦ resembles a tiny child with a round head larger than its thin body.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

3 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 子zǐ

    son

    HSK 1

    3 strokes

  • 孑jié

    (literary) lonely; all alone

    3 strokes

  • 孓jué

    used in 孑孓[jie2 jue2]

    3 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.