(zǎi)

12 strokes

child

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zǎi
Meaning
child; young animal
Strokes
12
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱山思

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xiàzǎi

(of animals) to give birth; to foal, to whelp etc

Open 下崽 page →
zǎi

(dialect) child

Open 伢崽 page →
zǎi

offspring of an animal; brat; bastard

Open 崽子 page →
yòuzǎi

(zoology) the young; immature offspring

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Related characters

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