子女
HSK 3 (2021)
子女 (zǐnǚ) · children
子女 (zǐnǚ) means “children; sons and daughters”. It is written with 2 characters: 子 (noun suffix) + 女 (female). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 子女 is built
The characters
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
女 nǚ · female
What 女 is made of
女 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 3 strokes.
Origin hint: A woman turned to the side (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
父母都希望子女幸福。Fùmǔ dōu xīwàng zǐnǚ xìngfú.All parents want their children to be happy.
他们有几个子女？Tāmen yǒu jǐ gè zǐnǚ?How many children do they have?
Questions about 子女
What does 子女 mean?
子女 (zǐnǚ) means “children; sons and daughters”.
How do you pronounce 子女?
子女 is pronounced zǐnǚ.
Which HSK level is 子女?
子女 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 包子bāozisteamed stuffed bun
- 杯子bēizicup
- 本子běnzinotebook
- 儿子érzison
- 房子fángzihouse
- 孩子háizichild
- 桌子zhuōzitable
- 个子gèziheight
- 饺子jiǎozidumpling
- 句子jùzisentence
Learn 子女 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 75: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.