zǐ
to stop
Depicts a horizontal object stopping a plant from growing.
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
zǐ
to stop
Depicts a horizontal object stopping a plant from growing.
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)Bronze script
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
Modern