| 子 |
zǐ shǔ | Year 1, year of the Rat (e.g. 2008) |
| 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) |
| 鼠 |
shǔ | (bound form) rat; mouse |