仔 (zǐ): (bound form) (of domestic animals or fowl) young, (bound form) fine, detailed
仔 (zǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) (of domestic animals or fowl) young.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (structural) and 子 (structural). It ranks #1562 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 仔 a person 亻 keeping watch over a child 子; 子 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- (bound form) (of domestic animals or fowl) young
- (bound form) fine
- detailed
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA person 亻 keeping watch over a child 子; 子 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰亻子 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 仔
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牛仔 | niú zǎi | cowboy |
| 猪仔 | zhū zǎi | piglet |
| 牛仔布 | niú zǎi bù | denim |
| 打工仔 | dǎ gōng zǎi | young worker |
| 仔鸡 | zǐ jī | chick |
| 公仔面 | gōng zǎi miàn | brand of Hong Kong instant noodles |
| 担仔面 | dàn zǎi miàn | ta-a noodles or danzai noodles, popular snack originating from Tainan |
| 三七仔 | sān qī zǐ | (slang) pimp |
| 公仔 | gōng zǎi | doll |
| 菜市仔名 | cài shì zǐ míng | (Tw) popular given name (one that will turn many heads if you shout it at a marketplace) (from Taiwanese 菜市仔名, Tai-lo... |
| 马仔 | mǎ zǎi | henchman |
| 产仔 | chǎn zǐ | to give birth (animals) |
| 狗仔队 | gǒu zǎi duì | paparazzi |
| 狗仔式 | gǒu zǎi shì | dog paddle (swimming) |
| 仔密 | zǐ mì | (textiles) closely woven |
仔 appears in 37 compound words: 19 as the first character, 51 as the last, and 30 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 仔 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
他做事很仔细，每个细节都不放过。
Tā zuòshì hěn zǐxì, měi gè xìjié dōu bù fàngguò.
He works very carefully, not letting go of any detail.
烟仔虎与烟仔傻傻分不清?曹铭宗抓包转运站画错...
yān zǐ hǔ yǔ yān zǐ shǎ shǎ fēn bù qīng ? cáo míng zōng zhuā bāo zhuǎn yùn zhàn huà cuò . . .
Can't tell the difference between a smoker and a smoker? Cao Mingzong grabbed the bag transfer station and drew the wrong one...
前TVB「御用爛仔」游飈猝逝終年57歲 好友黃文標叫救護車...
qián yù yòng 爛 zǐ yóu 飈 猝 shì 終 nián 歲 hǎo yǒu 黃 wén 標 jiào jiù 護 車 . . .
[Translation pending - quota exceeded]
前TVB“御用烂仔”游飚脑出血猝逝终年57岁 转行除甲醛捱...
qián T V B yù yòng làn zǐ yóu 飚 nǎo chū xiě 猝 shì zhōng nián 5 7 suì zhuǎn háng chú jiǎ 醛 捱 . . .
Former TVB "Royal Rotten Boy" You Biao died suddenly of cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 57 and changed careers to remove formaldehyde...
护花使者|广东美女拜年遭亲戚催婚 6岁侄仔妙语反击|有片
hù huā shǐ zhě guǎng dōng měi nǚ bài nián zāo qīn qī cuī hūn 6 suì zhí zǐ miào yǔ fǎn jī yǒu piàn
Flower Protector|Guangdong beauty was urged to get married by relatives for New Year's greetings, and her 6-year-old nephew counterattacked with a witty remark|There is a film
...稅額一成 預算案料難大派糖 籲多照顧打工仔
. . . 稅 額 yī chéng 預 suàn àn liào 難 dà pài táng 籲 duō zhào 顧 dǎ gōng zǐ
... Tax rate at 10% of the budget is unlikely to give out candies, calling for more care for wage earners.
仔细检查后发现，该头骨被重击碎裂。
Zǐxì jiǎnchá hòu fāxiàn, gāi tóugǔ bèi zhòngjī suìliè.
After careful examination, it can be seen that the skull was smashed to pieces.
汤姆仔细地给玛丽解释。
Tāngmǔ zǐxì de gěi Mǎlì jiěshì.
Tom explained it to Mary very carefully.
仔细搜寻敌人可能藏身的灌木丛。
Zǐxì sōuxún dírén kěnéng cángshēn de guànmùcóng.
Investigate thoroughly the bushes where the enemy may be hiding.
汤姆很仔细，不是么？
Tāngmǔ hěn zǐxì, bù shì me?
Tom is careful, isn't he?
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