| 子母 |
zǐ mǔ |
mother and son / interest and capital / combination of a large object and a smaller one of the same type |
| 子 |
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 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair" |
| 母 |
mǔ |
mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female |