This character for child originated from a representation of an infant with outstrected arms and legs. Eventually it was modified to one with legs swalddled in cloth bands. Evidently, to the chinese parent, the secret of infant carelies in keeping one end wet and the other end dry.
Sample for this character use:
子彈 zi(3) dan(4) means bullet
子弟 zi(3) di(4) means young generations
子女 zi(3) nv(3) means children
子孫 zi(3) sun(1) means descendants
子夜 zi(3) ye(4) means midnight
子音 zi(3) yin(1) means consonant
子子孫孫 zi(3) zi(3) sun(1) sun(1) means descendants
孩子 hai(2) zi(3) means child
In sentence:
這孩子很聰明 zhe(4) ge(4) hai(2) zi(3) hen(3) cong(1) ming(2) means “This child is very intelligent”
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