Many abandoned children 子 representing an orphanage
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Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
zi
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch
zǐ
zǐ
son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat; Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔděngjuéwèi]; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
zi
(noun suffix)
zhuǎn
nì
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