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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 wǔděngjuéwèi ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

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子

zi

noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐzi "chair"

2

癫

diān

mentally deranged crazy

3

前

qián

front forward ahead first top (followed by a number) future ago before BC (e.g. 前293年) former formerly

4

症

zhèng

disease illness