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独子 meaning in English

dúzǐ

a son who is an only child

Traditional 獨子12 strokes

Meaning of 独子

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dúzǐ
  1. a son who is an only child

独子 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ要yào是shì个gè独dú子zi就jiù好hǎo了le。
I wish I were an only child.
汤tāng姆mǔ在zài一yī场cháng车chē祸huò中zhōng失shī去qù了le他tā的de独dú子zi。
Tom lost his only son in a car accident.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

独 dú · alone · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

子 zi · noun suffix · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 独子.

孩子háizichild
儿子érzison
房子fángzihouse; building (single- or two-story)
桌子zhuōzitable; desk
杯子bēizicup; glass
包子bāozibaozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
本子běnzibook; notebook
样子yàngziappearance; manner
日子rìziday; a (calendar) date
椅子yǐzichair
瓶子píngzibottle
例子lìzicase; (for) instance

Questions about 独子

What does 独子 mean?

独子 (dúzǐ) means "a son who is an only child".

How do you write 独子?

独子 is made of 2 characters: 独 (9 strokes), 子 (3 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

How is 独子 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 独子 is written 獨子.