son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m.
Pictograph of a small child with its two arms waving.
《說文》：“子，十一月陽气動，萬物滋，人以為偁。象形。，古文子，从巛，象髮也。，籀文子，囟有髮，臂、脛在几上也。”