tử
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tu"
VietnameseEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 子 (“child”).
AffixEdit
- a child, especially a boy or son
- Coordinate term: nữ
- tử tôn ― descendants
- công tử ― a duke's son
- a learned person
- Khổng Tử
- Master Kong
- Phật tử ― Buddhist
- sĩ tử ― a learned person
- (physics, not productive) a particle
- điện tử ― an electron
- quang tử ― a photon
- nguyên tử ― an atom
- phân tử ― a molecule
NounEdit
tử
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 死 (“death”).
VerbEdit
- (in compounds or in certain expressions) to die
- tử trận ― to die in battle
- tử vì đạo ― to be martyred
- cửa tử ― death
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 3Edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 紫. Doublet of tía.
AdjectiveEdit
tử
Derived termsEdit
- Tử Cấm Thành (紫禁城) - Forbidden City
- tử ngoại (紫外) - ultraviolet