Chinese name syllable
Syllable Tzu
- 子child, son; seed
- 紫purple
- 慈loving; kind, benevolent
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- T
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters子紫慈
Tzu is a syllable in Chinese names that can stand for characters such as 子、紫、慈; the meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
Possible characters for Tzu
- 子
child, son; seed
Mandarin zǐ (Wade-Giles tzu)
attested
- 紫
purple
Mandarin zǐ (Wade-Giles tzu)
- 慈
loving; kind, benevolent
Mandarin cí (Wade-Giles tz'u)
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Tzu
Tzu is the Wade-Giles spelling of the Mandarin sound zi; the sound ci is written tz'u, often without the apostrophe. The character 子 (child) is recorded in public data for this spelling, while 紫 (purple) and 慈 (kind) are also common in names. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Tzu
Sources
- MDBG: 子 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 子 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 紫 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 紫 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 慈 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 慈 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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