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仔
zǐ
1. meticulous
2. (of domestic animals or fowls) young
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (9)

仔畜
zǐchù
newborn animal
仔细
zǐxì
careful
HSK 4
仔肩
zījiān
to bear responsibility for sth
仔姜
zǐjiāng
stem ginger
仔猪
zǐzhū
piglet
产仔
chǎnzǐ
to give birth (animals)
肠仔
chángzǐ
sausage
三七仔
sānqīzǐ
(slang) pimp
蚵仔煎
ézǐjiān
oyster omelette (Taiwanese, POJ pr. <ô-á-chian>)

Alternate Entries

仔
zǎi
variant of [[崽<zǎi>]]
仔
zī
see [[仔肩<zījiān>]]

Metadata

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

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