---
title: "Wazi Meaning: 袜子 (wàzi) Means “sock”"
description: "袜子 (traditional 襪子, wàzi) means “sock; stocking”. Hear its tones, see what 袜 and 子 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wazi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 袜子 mean?

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袜子 wàzi

## sock; stocking

## Its characters

1. 袜 wà sock
2. 子 zi (suffix) noun suffix (as in 桌子)

## In a sentence

我的袜子破了一个洞。 There's a hole in my sock.

**袜子**、玩具、鞋子，一箱一箱地从中国的港口运到世界各地。

From [从袜子到汽车 · Why is China called the world’s factory?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-is-china-called-the-worlds-factory#library-word-129-131)

[More about 袜子](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A2%9C%E5%AD%90)

## More words with 袜 or 子

- [包子 bāozi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozi)
- [被子 bèizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beizi)
- [本子 běnzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benzi)
- [鼻子 bízi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizi)
- [脖子 bózi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bozi)
- [虫子 chóngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongzi)
- [袋子 dàizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daizi)
- [弟子 dìzǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dizi)
- [肚子 dùzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duzi)
- [儿子 érzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erzi)

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