| 态 |
tài zi | state of matter (solid, liquid or gas) |
| 态 |
tài | (bound form) / appearance / shape / form / state / attitude / (grammar) voice |
| 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" |