仔 zǐ small thing
怎么记住“仔”: 亻 person + 子 child = small thing. Every person at the party wants to hold the newborn child, and Grandma whispers "What a sweet small thing."
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
仔 = 亻 person + 子 child
- 亻 person meaning
- 子 child sound
Every person at the party wants to hold the newborn child, and Grandma whispers "What a sweet small thing."
How it came to be
In the small seal form, the person gives the meaning and child gives the sound.
用法
- In 仔细 (zǐxì) read zǐ = careful/attentive: 仔细看 (zǐxì kàn) look carefully.
- 仔细 (zǐxì) stresses care to catch detail, close to 认真 (rènzhēn, conscientious) but more about thoroughness.
- Note the alt reading zǎi in 牛仔裤 (niúzǎikù) jeans: literally "cowboy pants."
含“仔”的词语
例句
- 医生仔细检查她的身体。 Yīshēng zǐxì jiǎnchá tā de shēntǐ.The doctor is checking her health carefully.
- 我可以试一下这条牛仔裤吗？ Wǒ kěyǐ shì yíxià zhè tiáo niúzǎikù ma?Can I try on this pair of jeans?