(bound form) (of domestic animals or fowl) young

(bound form) fine; detailed

person (亻) + child (子) = young animal or fine detail

A person tending to a child evokes something small, young, and needing close care. That sense of smallness extends to fine, meticulous detail — both meanings share an idea of delicate, careful attention.

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PersonSemantic
ChildSemantic

这只母鸡带着几只鸡在院子里走。

zhè zhī mǔ jī dài zhe jǐ zhī zǐ jī zài yuàn zi lǐ zǒu。

This hen is walking around the yard with a few chicks.

他做事很细,从不马虎。

tā zuò shì hěn zǐ xì,cóng bù mǎ hu。

He is very careful in everything he does and never careless.

Words with 仔

K仔

k zǎi

ketamine (slang)

靓仔

liàng zǎi

handsome young man

马仔

mǎ zǎi

henchman

鸭仔蛋

yā zǐ dàn

balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell)

E仔

e zǎi

MDMA (C11H15NO2)

三七仔

sān qī zǐ

(slang) pimp

仔密

zǐ mì

(textiles) closely woven; tightly knitted

仔畜

zǐ chù

newborn animal

仔细

zǐ xì

careful; attentive; cautious

仔肩

zī jiān

to bear responsibility for sth

仔姜

zǐ jiāng

stem ginger

仔猪

zǐ zhū

piglet

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