Catalpa: Catalpa tree refers to hometown. Ying: Qingzhe.
Pinyin: zǐ
Interpretation:
1. Deciduous tree. Wood can be used for construction and making utensils: ~ utensils (coffins). ~ Palace (the emperor's coffin).
2. Manufacturing wood tools: ~ people (carpenters who made tools in ancient times). ~ Craftsman.
3. Carve the wood into wooden boards for printing: Pay ~ (deliver the manuscript for printing). ~ Line (xíng).
4. Refers to hometown: ~ 里. Sang~.
5. Surname.
Strokes:
Related words:
1. Fu Zi [fù zǐ]?
Also said Shangzi. The manuscript is printed. Catalpa, catalpa wood, can be used for carving characters. In the old days, woodcut plates were mostly used for printing, so the engraving of text on the plate was called Fuzi or Shangzi.
2. Zili [zǐ lǐ]?
Refers to hometown.
3. Tongzi [tóng zǐ]?
Tongzi and catalpa. Both are good materials.
4. Zi Palace [zǐ gōng]?
The coffin of the empress.