tử

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tu"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Affix

tử

  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

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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

Verb

tử

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

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 紫. Doublet of tía.

Adjective

tử

  1. purple, violet
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