One swaddled baby that also means seed, dumpling and chair

Where the picture shows up in 子

1. 1

   the child in your arms

   我儿子今年三岁。

   wǒ érzi jīnnián sān suì

   My son is three this year.

   A baby wriggling inside two arms folded around him

   儿子 is son, 女儿 is daughter.

2. 2

   a kid as one bundle

   孩子睡着了，小声点儿。

   háizi shuìzháo le, xiǎoshēng diǎnr

   The kid is asleep — keep it down.

   A child rolled up in a blanket, adults walking on tiptoe past

3. 3

   the seed that will grow

   这些种子春天再种。

   zhèxiē zhǒngzi chūntiān zài zhòng

   We'll plant these seeds in spring.

   Small grains in an open palm, going into the soil when spring comes

4. 4

   one mouthful, wrapped shut

   晚上我们包饺子吧。

   wǎnshang wǒmen bāo jiǎozi ba

   Let's make dumplings tonight.

   Filling dropped on a thin wrapper, fingers pinching it into one parcel

   包饺子 is literally to wrap dumplings — you can see the wrapping hand.

5. 5

   the tag on a hand-sized thing

   请把椅子搬过来。

   qǐng bǎ yǐzi bān guòlái

   Please move the chair over here.

   Two hands lifting a chair by its back and setting it down elsewhere

   In 桌子, 椅子, 杯子 the 子 carries no meaning — it is just the tail of the name.