条子

条子	tiáo zi	short note / slip of paper / stripe / (slang) cop / (old) prostitute
条	tiáo	strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
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)