| 报子 | 
bào zi | 
bearer of good news (esp. announcing success in imperial examinations) | 
| 报 | 
bào | 
to report; to inform; to announce / to respond; to reply / to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 报名) / to reward; to recompense / to take revenge; to retaliate / newspaper / periodical; journal / bulletin / telegram | 
|  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" |