仔
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Translingual
Han character
仔 (radical 9, 人+3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 人弓木 (OND), four-corner 27247, composition ⿰亻子)
References
- KangXi: page 92, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 367
- Dae Jaweon: page 195, character 9
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 115, character 5
- Unihan data for U+4ED4
Chinese
Etymology 1
Cognate with 子 (OC *ʔslɯʔ) and 崽 (OC *ʔslɯːʔ, *srɯː, *srɯː). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation 1
| simp. and trad. |
仔 | |
|---|---|---|
Definitions
仔
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
| simp. and trad. |
仔 | |
|---|---|---|
| alt. forms | 崽 | |
Definitions
仔
(regional, chiefly Cantonese)
- son (Classifier: 個／个; 粒 c)
- child
- young animal
- young person of a particular trait or occupation (Classifier: 個／个)
- (slang) boyfriend (Classifier: 條／条 c)
- a diminutive suffix
- a suffix for single-syllable nouns
Synonyms
Compounds
Etymology 2
| simp. and trad. |
仔 | |
|---|---|---|
| alt. forms | 囝 兒／儿 啊 after name or title 也 after name or title | |
Pronunciation 1 is a weak form of 囝 (kiáⁿ, káⁿ). (Mandarin and Cantonese pronunciations in words borrowed from Min Nan are from etymology 1.)
Pronunciation 1
Definitions
仔
(chiefly Min Nan)
- a diminutive suffix for nouns, adjectives or quantities
- a suffix that converts a verb or adjective into a noun
- a suffix placed after a name or title, used endearingly, humorously or pejoratively
Synonyms
| Dialectal synonyms of 子 (“general diminutive suffix”) [map] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 子 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 子 |
| Taiwan | 子 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 仔 |
| Hong Kong | 仔 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 仔 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 仔 | |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 仔 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 仔 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 囝 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 仔 |
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
仔
- Alternative form of 囝 (jiǎn), especially when used as a suffix.
Etymology 3
| simp. and trad. |
仔 | |
|---|---|---|
Weak form of 佮 (kah, kap, “and”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
仔
- (Min Nan) An interfix placed between two nouns to show the relationship between the two objects.
Etymology 4
| simp. and trad. |
仔 | |
|---|---|---|
Weak form of 百 (pah, “hundred”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
仔
- (Min Nan) An interfix placed between two numbers to denote the value of 100, i.e. x 仔 y = 100x + 10y.
Etymology 5
| simp. and trad. |
仔 | |
|---|---|---|
Weak form of 旦 (tòaⁿ, “dawn”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
仔
- (Min Nan) An interfix used limitedly in certain temporal location adverbs.
Etymology 6
| simp. and trad. |
仔 | |
|---|---|---|
| alt. forms | 兒／儿 欸 | |
Pronunciation
Definitions
仔
(Hakka)
- a suffix used after nouns
- a suffix that makes a derogatory slur
Synonyms
| Dialectal synonyms of 子 (“general diminutive suffix”) [map] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 子 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 子 |
| Taiwan | 子 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 仔 |
| Hong Kong | 仔 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 仔 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 仔 | |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 仔 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 仔 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 囝 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 仔 |
Etymology 7
| simp. and trad. |
仔 | |
|---|---|---|
Cognate with 載 (OC *ʔslɯːʔ, *ʔslɯːs, *zlɯːs, “to load; to carry”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
仔
- Only used in 仔肩 (zījiān).
Etymology 8
| simp. and trad. |
仔 | |
|---|---|---|
| alt. forms | 之 | |
Pronunciation
Definitions
仔
(Wu)
- Used after a verb to indicate perfective aspect (action completion).
- Used at the end of a sentence to indicate a change of state.
See also
| Dialectal synonyms of 了 (“perfective particle”) [map] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 了 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 了 |
| Taiwan | 了 | |
| Malaysia | 了 | |
| Singapore | 了 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 咗 |
| Hong Kong | 咗 | |
| Taishan | 敢、啊 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 了 |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 了 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 了 | |
| Dongshi (Dabu) | 了 | |
| Zhuolan (Raoping) | 了 | |
| Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 矣 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 啦、咯 |
| Quanzhou | 咯 | |
| Taipei | 矣、啦 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 仔、了 |
| Wenzhou | 罷、爻 | |
References
- Chinese Linguipedia (中華語文知識庫): zǐ, zǎi, zī
- Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Hakka (臺灣客家語常用詞辭典): é, chṳ́
- Min Nan Lexicon (閩南語字彙)
- Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary (重編國語辭典修定本): zī, zǐ, zǎi
- (Min Nan) “Entry #1310”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
- (Min Nan) Zhou, Changji (周长楫) (ed.). Minnan Fangyan Da Cidian (闽南方言大词典) (Chinese). Fuzhou: Fujian People's Publishing House, 2006. →ISBN.
- (Min Nan) “臺灣閩南語按呢寫 (Tâi-oân Bân-lâm-gí Án-ne Siá) #267”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan], Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
- (Min Nan) “臺灣閩南語按呢寫 (Tâi-oân Bân-lâm-gí Án-ne Siá) #317”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan], Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese
Kanji
仔
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
- offspring (animal)
- detailed, fine
Readings
Korean
Hanja
仔 • (ja) (hangeul 자, revised ja, McCune–Reischauer cha)
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Vietnamese
Han character
仔 (tử, tể)
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