Dong Chinese dictionary

zǐ, zǎi, zī

small thing

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 子 represents the sound.

Components

亻 Meaning component

rén

person

亻 is a component form of 人.

子 Sound component

zi, zǐ

child

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zǐ

small thing, child; young animal; meticulous; (of domestic animals or fowls) young

zǎi

variant of 崽[zǎi]

zī

see 仔肩[zījiān]

Most common words with 仔

Sources