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A way to remember it
A baby: a big head, a swaddled body, two arms. It is one of the oldest characters still in daily use, and it survives inside 好 (a woman and a child) and 字 (a character born under a roof).
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zǐ — child
Radical 子 · 3 strokes · HSK 2
A way to remember itA baby: a big head, a swaddled body, two arms. It is one of the oldest characters still in daily use, and it survives inside 好 (a woman and a child) and 字 (a character born under a roof).