As well as a blocked nose, I’ve also got a high fever.
Sentence #396079 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 鼻子 is built
Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.
鼻bínose
自self · zìMeaning part
畀to give · bìSound part
自 hints at the meaning (self); 畀 (bì) hints at the sound. Compare it with bí.
子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子 “chair”
了clear · le
一one · yī
Memory aidA baby with its arms out and its legs wrapped up.
How to write 鼻子
鼻 14 strokes · 子 3 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 鼻子 (bízi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
Say it bízi: bí with a 2nd tone, then zi with a neutral tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 鼻子 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè) or 只 (zhī). For example, one nose is 一个鼻子 (yí ge bízi).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type bizi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 鼻子 from the suggestions. Typing bizi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
鼻子 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
鼻bí2nd tone, rising
子zineutral tone, light and short
