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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Zi

  • 子child; offspring
  • 梓catalpa tree; hometown
  • 紫purple; violet
Letters
2
Syllables
1
First letter
Z
Romanization
Mandarin (pinyin)
Character options
4
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters子梓紫資
3

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Zi in their name

A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.

Zi is a Chinese name syllable whose meaning depends on the character, for example 子 (child) or 梓 (catalpa tree).

Possible characters for Zi

This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.

  • 子

    child; offspring

    Mandarin zǐ

    attested

  • 梓

    catalpa tree; hometown

    Mandarin zǐ

  • 紫

    purple; violet

    Mandarin zǐ

  • 資

    natural endowment; wealth

    Mandarin zī

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 Zi

Zi is a romanized Chinese name syllable, usually from Mandarin. The spelling is the Hanyu Pinyin form of the Mandarin syllable zǐ or zī. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling include 子. Possible characters include 子 (child); 梓 (catalpa tree); 紫 (purple); 資 (natural endowment). The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationMandarin (pinyin)

Zi in the JPN ‘Cina’ tables

Peak era
2010s
Share (girl)
8%
JPN entries
1
  • Girl 2010s · 8%

Entries containing this syllable: Zi Xuan 2010s ♀ 905

Share of each decade’s top-10 total for that sex; names outside the tables have no figure. Chinese naming eras · Source: JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Zi

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 子 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 梓 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 紫 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 資 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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