| 骗子 | piàn zi | swindler; a cheat |
| 胖子 | pàng zi | fat person; fatty |
| 格子 | gé zi | lattice; check (pattern of squares) |
| 笛子 | dí zi | bamboo flute; CL:管 |
| 荀子 | Xún zǐ | Xun Zi or Hsun Tzu (c. 310-237 BC), Confucian philosopher and author of On learning 劝学 |
| 银子 | yín zi | money; silver |
| 调子 | diào zi | tune; melody; tuning; cadence; intonation; (speech) tone |
| 嫂子 | sǎo zi | (informal) older brother's wife; sister-in-law; CL:个 |
| 原子弹 | yuán zǐ dàn | atom bomb; atomic bomb; A-bomb |
| 诸子 | zhū zǐ | various sages; refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒 represented by Confucius 孔子 and Mencius 孟子, Daoism 道 by Laozi 老子 and Zhuangzi 庄子, Mohism 墨 by Mozi 墨子, Legalism 法 by Sunzi 孙子 and Han Feizi 韩非子, and numerous others |
| 阴离子 | yīn lí zǐ | negative ion |
| 担子 | dàn zi | load; a carrying pole and the loads on it; CL:副 |
| 个子 | gè zi | height; stature; build; size |
| 妹子 | mèi zi | designation towards a girl younger than oneself |
| 幌子 | huǎng zi | shop sign; signboard; (fig.) pretense |
| 鸭子 | yā zi | duck; male prostitute (slang) |
| 竹子 | zhú zi | bamboo; CL:棵,支,根 |
| 子房 | zǐ fáng | ovary |
| 子宫 | zǐ gōng | uterus; womb |
| 条子 | tiáo zi | short note; slip of paper; cop (slang) |
| 柱子 | zhù zi | pillar; CL:根 |
| 裤子 | kù zi | trousers; pants; CL:条 |
| 袖子 | xiù zi | sleeve |
| 小册子 | xiǎo cè zi | booklet; pamphlet; leaflet; information sheet; menu; CL:本 |
| 瞎子 | xiā zi | blind person |
| 鞋子 | xié zi | shoe |
| 步子 | bù zi | step; pace |
| 窗子 | chuāng zǐ | casement; window |
| 看样子 | kàn yàng zi | it seems; it looks as if |
| 筷子 | kuài zi | chopsticks; CL:对,根,把,双 |
| 刀子 | dāo zi | knife; CL:把 |
| 鞭子 | biān zi | whip; CL:根 |
| 价电子 | jià diàn zǐ | valency electron; outer shell of electrons |
| 袜子 | wà zi | socks; stockings; CL:只,对,双 |
| 被子 | bèi zi | quilt; CL:床 |
| 本子 | běn zi | book; notebook; edition; CL:本 |
| 钉子 | dīng zi | nail; snag |
| 刽子手 | guì zi shǒu | executioner; headsman; slaughterer; fig. indiscriminate murderer |
| 滚子 | gǔn zi | roller |
| 电子束 | diàn zǐ shù | beam of electrons |
| 料子 | liào zi | material |
| 过日子 | guò rì zi | to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along |
| 汉子 | hàn zǐ | man; fellow; husband (dialect) |
| 底子 | dǐ zi | base; foundation; bottom |
| 朱子 | Zhū zi | Master Zhu, another name for Zhu Xi 朱熹 |
| 饺子 | jiǎo zi | dumpling; pot-sticker; CL:个,只 |
| 案子 | àn zi | long table; counter; case; law case; legal case; judicial case |
| 片子 | piān zi | film; movie; film reel; phonograph record; X-ray image |
| 面子 | miàn zi | outer surface; outside; honor; reputation; face (as in "losing face"); self-respect; feelings; (medicinal) powder |
| 公子 | gōng zǐ | son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific) |
