子 Nerd

bèi

*Sunday school
(十宀) + 子
chapel + child

the class at the chapel that the children attend

hòu

thick
厂 + 日 + 子
cliff + sun + child

thick-headed parents leave their child on a cliff in the sun

seasons
禾 + 子
grain + child

grain and children have seasons

grain produces "children" (seeds) in season

complete [v.]
比bǐ + 十
compare + ten/needle

compared to other students, he completed with a perfect ten

xiǎng

enjoy
亠 + 口 + 子
top hat + mouth + child

the children of top hats enjoy better food

child

as a component: “子字旁”

mèng

Mencius
子 + 皿mǐn
child + dish

He was the oldest child, so he got fed first OR golden child on a dish

plum
木mù + 子zǐ
tree + child

plums are the tree’s children

a common surname: ”木子李“

cún

deposit [v.]
𠂇 + 丨 + 子
by one's side + stick + child

Mary McLeod Bethune was committed to depositing resources into the children of the next generation. “Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.”

kǒng

cavity
子 + 乚
child + dental hook

On dental visits as a child, more often that not, the dental hook finds a cavity.

sūn

grandchild
子 + 小
child + small

small children are taken care of by their grandparents in China

orphan
子 + 瓜guā
child + melon

yán

strict
亚yà + 厂
Asia + cliff/factory

strict Asian parenting makes some children jump off a cliff

a strict Asian factory

meticulous
亻 + 子zǐ
persona + child

your persona has a child named Meticulous

N

xué

*schoolhouse
⺍ + 宀
owl + house

character
宀 + 子zǐ
house + child

child practicing characters at home

xué

study
Nxué + 子
schoolhouse + child

a child studies in a schoolhouse

jué or jiào

senses [n.]
Nxué + 见
schoolhouse + see

learn about five senses at school, the first of which is seeing

xiào

filial piety
耂lǎo + 子
old man + child

children look up to the old people OR the old people dominate the children

hái

tot
子 + 亥hài
child + acorn

tot (child) collecting acorns

yóu

go swimming
氵 + 9 + 子
water + banner + child

The banner at the beach tells if it is safe for children to swim.

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