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)

12 characters

Stroke count

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

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  • 孰shú

    who

    11 strokes

  • 㝄chún

    old variant of 純|纯[chun2]

    12 strokes

  • 孱chán

    (bound form) weak; feeble

    12 strokes

  • 孳zī

    industrious

    12 strokes

  • 孶zī

    old variant of 孳[zi1]

    13 strokes

  • 孵fū

    breeding

    14 strokes

  • 学xué

    to learn

    HSK 1

    16 strokes

  • 㝇chún

    old variant of 鶉|鹑[chun2]

    16 strokes

  • 孺rú

    child

    17 strokes

  • 𡥧lái

    last

    17 strokes

  • 孽niè

    variant of 孽[nie4]

    19 strokes

  • 孪luán

    twins

    22 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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