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meticulous

HSK 5
Human →Relations
zǐ
シ
こ、た.える
자
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 子 represents the sound.
Components
亻 person (side)+ 子 child =
仔 meticulous
亻 Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
子 Phonetic component
zi child
offspring, child
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Notes
Similar Characters
保 safeguard亿 hundred million (simp)什 what?仁 benevolence仃 solitary仅 solely (simp)仆 to fall forward (simp)仇 animosity仍 still仕 official他 he仗 battle仙 immortal仟 one thousand代 generation仫 tribe (alt)们 plural (simp)仰 look up to仲 mid-仳 part
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
仔
Regular
Modern
Chinese
仔 [zǎi]
variant of 崽[zǎi]
仔 [zī]
see 仔肩[zī​jiān]
仔 [zǐ]
meticulous; (of domestic animals or fowls) young
Japanese
仔 こ 同音
nounn-suf young (animal)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (50)
仔细 [zǐ​xì] #1,611
careful
仔细 [zǐ​xì] #1,611
careful
牛仔 [niú​zǎi] #2,832
cowboy
牛仔裤 [niú​zǎi​kù] #6,256
jeans
牛仔裤 [niú​zǎi​kù] #6,256
jeans
仔猪 [zǐ​zhū] #15,717
piglet
仔猪 [zǐ​zhū] #15,717
piglet
靓仔 [liàng​zǎi] #17,073
handsome young man
靓仔 [liàng​zǎi] #17,073
handsome young man
狗仔队 [gǒu​zǎi​duì] #25,473
paparazzi
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JAPANESE WORDS (24)
⭐ 子犬 [こいぬ] #8,973
puppy
⭐ 子猫 [こねこ] #9,361
kitten
子細 [しさい] #19,333
reasons
⭐ 胎児 [たいじ] #19,664
fetus
⭐ 子羊 [こひつじ] #30,134
lamb
虎の子 [とらのこ] #36,147
tiger cub
子豚 [こぶた] #39,108
piglet
小鹿 [こじか] #40,411
fawn
⭐ 子牛 [こうし] #48,829
calf
小猿 [こざる] #57,062
baby monkey
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