(し) (n) (1) child (esp. a boy); (2) (See 子爵) viscount; (3) (hon) master (founder of a school of thought, esp. Confucius); (4) (See 諸子百家) philosophy (branch of Chinese literature); non-Confucian Hundred Schools of Thought writings; (5) (arch) you (of one's equals); (n-suf) (6) -er (i.e. a man who spends all his time doing...) [EDICT]
(ね) (n) first sign of Chinese zodiac (The Rat, 11pm-1am, north, November) [EDICT]
(こ) (n,n-suf) (1) child; (2) (also 仔) young (animal); (3) (also 娘) young woman; young geisha; (4) offshoot; (5) (See 元も子もない) interest; (6) (abbr) (See 子株・2) new shares; (7) (arch) bird egg; (n-suf) (8) (after a noun or -masu stem) -er (often of young women); (P) [EDICT]
(み) (n) (1) fruit; nut; (2) seed; (3) (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; (4) content; substance; (P) [EDICT]
(す) (suf) (arch) (hon) honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name [EDICT]
(zǐ, ㄗˇ) son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat [CE-DICT]
(bǎ, ㄅㄚˇ) to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of; a handle; particle marking the following noun as a direct object; classifier for objects with handle [CE-DICT]
(かね) (n) (1) (See お金) money; (2) metal; (P) [EDICT]
(きん) (n,n-suf) (1) gold; golden (color); metaphor for (most) valuable; gold (medal, cup); (2) money (written before an amount); (3) (abbr) (See 金曜) Friday; (4) (See 五行・1) metal (fourth of the five elements); (5) Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE); (6) (abbr) (See 金将) gold general (shogi); (7) (abbr) (col) (See 金玉・きんたま) testicles; (suf,ctr) (8) karat; carat; (P) [EDICT]
(jīn, ㄐㄧㄣ) gold Au, transition metal, atomic number 79; metal; money; the Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234); surname Jin or Kim [CE-DICT]
(yín, ㄧㄣˊ) silver Ag, transition metal, atomic number 47 [CE-DICT]
珠
(たま) (n) (1) ball; sphere; globe; orb; (2) bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; (3) (esp. 球) ball (in sports); (4) pile (of noodles, etc.); (5) (esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸) bullet; (6) (esp. 球) bulb (i.e. a light bulb); (7) lens (of glasses, etc.); (8) (esp. 玉,珠) bead (of an abacus); (9) (sl) (abbr) (esp. 玉) (See 金玉・きんたま) ball (i.e. a testicle); (10) (esp. 玉,珠; also written as 璧) gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; (11) female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); (12) (derog) person (when commenting on their nature); character; (13) item, funds or person used as part of a plot; (n,n-suf) (14) (See 玉子・2) egg; (n-suf) (15) (usu. だま) coin; (16) precious; beautiful; excellent; (P) [EDICT]
(zhū, ㄓㄨ) bead; pearl [CE-DICT]
要
(かなめ) (n) (1) pivot; (2) vital point; cornerstone; keystone; (3) (See 要黐) Japanese photinia; (P) [EDICT]
