tử

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 子 (“child”).

Affix

tử • (子)

  1. a child, especially a boy or son
    Coordinate term: nữ
    tử tôn ― descendants
    công tử ― a duke's son
  2. a learned person
    Khổng Tử
    Master Kong
    Phật tử ― Buddhist
    sĩ tử ― a learned person
  3. (physics, not productive) a particle
    điện tử ― an electron
    quang tử ― a photon
    nguyên tử ― an atom
    phân tử ― a molecule

Noun

tử

  1. Clipping of tử số (“numerator”).
    Coordinate term: mẫu

See also

Derived terms
  • điện tử (電子[[Category (“Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes|TỬ]], “electric; electron”)”)
  • hoàng tử (皇子[[Category (“Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes|TỬ]], “prince”)”)
  • mẫu tử (母子[[Category (“Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes|TỬ]], “mother and child”)”)
  • nguyên tử (原子[[Category (“Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes|TỬ]], “atom”)”)
  • phân tử (分子[[Category (“Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes|TỬ]], “molecule”)”)
  • Phật tử (佛子[[Category (“Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes|TỬ]], “Buddhist”)”)
  • quân tử (君子[[Category (“Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes|TỬ]], “gentleman”)”)
  • thái tử (太子[[Category (“Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes|TỬ]], “crown prince”)”)
  • thiên tử (天子[[Category (“Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes|TỬ]], “Son of Heaven”)”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 死 (“death”).

Verb

tử • (死)

  1. (in compounds or in certain expressions) to die
    tử trận ― to die in battle
    tử vì đạo ― to be martyred
    cửa tử ― death

See also

Derived terms
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