| 绷子 | bēng zi | embroidery frame / hoop / tambour | 
| 绷 | bēng | variant of 绷 / variant of 绷 | 
| 绷 | bēng | to draw tight; to stretch taut / to tack (with thread or pin) / (bound form) embroidery hoop / (bound form) woven bed mat | 
| 绷 | běng | to have a taut face | 
| 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" |