仔

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(bound form) (of domestic animals or fowl) young; (bound form) fine; detailed

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A person 亻 keeping watch over a child 子; 子 also provides the pronunciation

Components 亻子

meticulous · Heisig RSH #2067

人 person + 子 child

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
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) (…
公仔面	gōng zǎi miàn	brand of Hong Kong instant noodles; also used as term for instant noodles in general
打工仔	dǎ gōng zǎi	young worker; employee; young male worker
牛仔布	niú zǎi bù	denim
狗仔式	gǒu zǎi shì	dog paddle (swimming); doggy style (sex)
三七仔	sān qī zǐ	(slang) pimp
马仔	mǎ zǎi	henchman; gang member
公仔	gōng zǎi	doll; cuddly toy
狗仔队	gǒu zǎi duì	paparazzi
猪仔包	zhū zǎi bāo	a French-style bread, similar to a small baguette, commonly seen in Hong Kong and Macao
产仔	chǎn zǐ	to give birth (animals); to bear a litter
仔鸡	zǐ jī	chick; baby chicken
牛仔	niú zǎi	cowboy
歌仔戏	gē zǎi xì	type of opera from Taiwan and Fujian
仔密	zǐ mì	(textiles) closely woven; tightly knitted
仔细	zǐ xì	careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out; (dialect) thrifty; frugal
牛仔裤	niú zǎi kù	jeans; CL:條\|条[tiao2]
鸭仔蛋	yā zǐ dàn	balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell)
狗仔	gǒu zǎi	paparazzi
担仔面	dàn zǎi miàn	ta-a noodles or danzai noodles, popular snack originating from Tainan