Spot 子
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Meaning clue
子 component
zǐ · child; seed
A component associated with children, learning, family relationships, seeds, and small things.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 子
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Use the meaning clue
Use 子 to guess the broad meaning area: child; seed.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue子Meaning clue
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Look for a child, student, seed, or family idea, then check how the other part narrows it.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 子 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
好=
女
学=
⺍+冖
字=
宀
季=
禾
存=
才
厚=
厂+日
孔=
+乚
享=
亠+口
孓=
孕=
乃
仔=
亻
囝=
囗
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 子 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
大学dàxué
the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism
HSK 3.0 · L1大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
HSK 3.0 · L1孩子háizichild
HSK 3.0 · L1汉字HànzìChinese character
HSK 3.0 · L1好hǎogood
HSK 3.0 · L1好吃hǎochītasty
HSK 3.0 · L1好看hǎokàngood-looking
HSK 3.0 · L1好听hǎotīngpleasant to hear
HSK 3.0 · L1好玩儿hǎowánrerhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2]
HSK 3.0 · L1名字míngziname
HSK 3.0 · L1你好nǐhǎohello
HSK 3.0 · L1上学shàngxuéto go to school
HSK 3.0 · L1