| 质子 |
zhì zǐ |
proton (positively charged nuclear particle) / a prince sent to be held as a hostage in a neighbouring state in ancient China |
| 质 |
zhì |
character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhi2] |
| 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" |