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HSK 1 · Friends & people

子

zǐ

child; son

Stroke order of 子

子 is written with 3 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

The shape looks like a baby with arms outstretched and legs swaddled.

Parts: pictograph of a child with arms stretched out

Example sentence

他有两个儿子。

He has two sons.

Words with 子

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