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仔
zǎi
1. variant of [[崽<zǎi>]]
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

仔
zǐ
small thing, child; young animal
HSK 4 5 丶

Compound Words (19)

E仔
Ezǎi
MDMA (C11H15NO2)
K仔
Kzǎi
ketamine (slang)
公仔
gōngzǎi
doll
氹仔
Dàngzǎi
Taipa, an island of Macau
湾仔
WānZǎi
Wan Chai district of Hong Kong
牛仔
niúzǎi
cowboy
狗仔
gǒuzǎi
paparazzi
靓仔
liàngzǎi
handsome young man
公仔面
gōngzǎimiàn
brand of Hong Kong instant noodles
古惑仔
gǔhuòzǎi
gangster
打工仔
dǎgōngzǎi
young worker
歌仔戏
gēzǎixì
type of opera from Taiwan and Fujian
牛仔布
niúzǎibù
denim
牛仔裤
niúzǎikù
jeans
HSK 5
狗仔式
gǒuzǎishì
dog paddle (swimming)
狗仔队
gǒuzǎiduì
paparazzi
猪仔包
zhūzǎibāo
a French-style bread, similar to a small baguette, commonly seen in Hong Kong and Macao
猪仔馆
zhūzǎiguǎn
pigsty
辣椒仔
Làjiāozǎi
Tabasco (brand)

Alternate Entries

仔
zī
see [[仔肩<zījiān>]]
仔
zǐ
meticulous / (of domestic animals or fowls) young

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,571
Word Frequency Rank
1,433 of 84,292

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