(zǎi)

HSK 55 strokes
Readingszǎi

variant of 崽[zai3]

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Character information

Pinyin
zǎi / zǐ / zī
Meaning
variant of 崽[zai3]; (dialect) (bound form) young man
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰亻子

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

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

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Words with

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HSK 5

careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out; (dialect) thrifty…

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zǎi

(textiles) closely woven; tightly knitted

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zǎichù

newborn animal

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yòuzǎi

(zoology) the young; immature offspring

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