# 仔

| 仔 | U+4ED4, &#20180; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4ED4 |
| ← 仓 [U+4ED3] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 仕 → [U+4ED5] |

## Translingual
### Han character

仔 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 人弓木 (OND), four-corner 2724$_7$, composition ⿰亻子)

#### Derived characters

* 𫇱, 𫁻, 𥁙

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 92, character 6
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 367
* Dae Jaweon: page 195, character 9
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 115, character 5
* Unihan data for U+4ED4

## Chinese

* 仔 (Cantonese)

### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 仔
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
* Bronze inscriptionsb12370b12371Small seal scripts05820
* References:
* Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:
* Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
* Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
* Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
* Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
| | Old Chinese |
| 孜 | *ʔslɯ |
| 仔 | *ʔslɯ, *ʔslɯʔ |
| 孖 | *ʔslɯ, *zlɯs |
| 子 | *ʔslɯʔ |
| 虸 | *ʔslɯʔ |
| 耔 | *ʔslɯʔ |
| 秄 | *ʔslɯʔ |
| 杍 | *ʔslɯʔ |
| 籽 | *ʔslɯʔ |
| 字 | *zlɯs |
| 茡 | *zlɯs |
| 芓 | *zlɯs |
| 牸 | *zlɯs |
| 李 | *rɯʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ʔslɯ, *ʔslɯʔ): semantic 人 (“person”) + phonetic 子 (OC *ʔslɯʔ)

### Etymology 1

Cognate with 子 (OC *ʔslɯʔ) and 崽 (OC *ʔslɯːʔ, *srɯː, *srɯː). (Can this etymology be sourced?)

#### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zǐ (zi$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄗˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zi$^2$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chú / chír
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$tse; $^5$tsy
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄗˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zǐh
*** Wade–Giles: tzŭ$^3$
*** Yale: dž
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyy
*** Palladius: цзы (czy)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^2$
*** Yale: jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́
*** Hakka Romanization System: zii$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú
*** Tâi-lô: tsú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zuo
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /t͡su⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chír
*** Tâi-lô: tsír
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$tse; $^5$tsy
*** MiniDict: tse$^平$; tsy$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$tse; $^2$tsr
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡se⁵³/, /t͡sz̩³⁴/
* Middle Chinese: tsiX
Rime :
| Character | 仔 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 精 (13) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 即里切 |
| Baxter | tsiX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡sɨ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡sɨ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡sie$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /t͡sɨ$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡siə$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡sĭə$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡si$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zǐ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zi$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ʔslɯʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 仔 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 17858 |
| Phonetic component | 子 |
| Rime group | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 子 |
| Old Chinese | /*ʔslɯʔ/ |

##### Definitions

仔
* (domesticated animals or fowls) young
    仔雞／仔鸡 ― zǐjī ― chick
    alt. forms: 子
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) meticulous; fine
    仔細／仔细 ― zǐxì ― careful; meticulous
* (Taiwan) Alternative form of 籽 (zǐ, “seed”)
    菜仔油 ― càizǐ yóu ― rapeseed oil

##### Compounds

* 仔密
* 仔細 / 仔细 (zǐxì)

#### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zǎi (zai$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄗㄞˇ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zai$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): doi$^2$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): zai$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): ciě
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zǎi
*** Zhuyin: ㄗㄞˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zǎi
*** Wade–Giles: tsai$^3$
*** Yale: dzǎi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzae
*** Palladius: цзай (czaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zai$^2$
*** Yale: jái
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzai$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zei$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɐi̯³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: doi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tᵘɔi⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: zai$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡saɪ³¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ciě
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siɛ²¹/

##### Definitions

仔
* (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Shehua) son (Classifier: 個／个 c; 粒 c)
       nei$^5$ go$^3$ zai$^2$ zan$^1$ hai$^6$ hou$^2$ gwaai$^1$. [Jyutping]
       Your son is very well-behaved.
* (Cantonese) child
    生仔 [Cantonese] ― saang$^1$ zai$^2$ [Jyutping] ― to give birth (to a child)
* (Cantonese, slang) boyfriend (Classifier: 條／条 c)
       nei$^5$ tiu$^4$ zai$^2$ lai$^4$ zo$^2$. [Jyutping]
       Your boyfriend came.
* (Cantonese, slang) (young) male (Classifier: 條／条 c; 隻／只 c)
       ngo$^5$ hai$^6$ zai$^2$ lai$^4$ gaa$^3$ wo$^3$. [Jyutping]
       I'm a guy, though.
* (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Northern Min) Diminutive suffix.
** Denotes a young male of a particular trait.
    肥仔 [Cantonese] ― fei$^4$ zai$^2$ [Jyutping] ― fatty
    後生仔／后生仔 [Cantonese] ― hau$^6$ saang$^1$ zai$^2$ [Jyutping] ― young man
** Denotes a young male of a particular occupation or background, often demeaningly.
    打工仔 [Cantonese] ― daa$^2$ gung$^1$ zai$^2$ [Jyutping] ― young worker
    拔萃仔 [Cantonese] ― bat$^6$ seoi$^6$ zai$^2$ [Jyutping] ― DBS kid
    日本仔 [Cantonese] ― jat$^6$ bun$^2$ zai$^2$ [Jyutping] ― Japanese guy
** Used to call somebody affectionately. (For names, it is only used for males.)
    明仔 [Cantonese] ― ming$^4$ zai$^2$ [Jyutping] ― Little Ming
    強仔／强仔 [Cantonese] ― koeng$^4$ zai$^2$ [Jyutping] ― Little Keung
    老婆仔 [Cantonese] ― lou$^5$ po$^4$ zai$^2$ [Jyutping] ― wifey
** Demeaningly denotes somebody of a particular occupation or position.
    秘書仔／秘书仔 [Cantonese] ― bei$^3$ syu$^1$ zai$^2$ [Jyutping] ― a mere secretary
** Denotes a young animal.
    狗仔 [Cantonese] ― gau$^2$ zai$^2$ [Jyutping] ― puppy
    羊仔 [Cantonese] ― joeng$^4$ zai$^2$ [Jyutping] ― lamb
** Denotes something that is small in size.
    凳仔 [Cantonese] ― dang$^3$ zai$^2$ [Jyutping] ― small stool
    雀仔 [Cantonese] ― zoek$^3$ zai$^2$ [Jyutping] ― birdie
    眼仔睩睩 [Cantonese] ― ngaan$^5$ zai$^2$ luk$^1$ luk$^1$ [Jyutping] ― little eyes rolling
    公園仔／公园仔 [Cantonese] ― gung$^1$ jyun$^{4-2}$ zai$^2$ [Jyutping] ― small park
    超市仔 [Cantonese] ― ciu$^1$ si$^5$ zai$^2$ [Jyutping] ― grocery store (literally, “small supermarket”)
** Denotes the younger sibling of one's spouse.
    叔仔 [Cantonese] ― suk$^1$ zai$^2$ [Jyutping] ― brother-in-law (husband's younger brother)
    姨仔 [Cantonese] ― ji$^{4-1}$ zai$^2$ [Jyutping] ― sister-in-law (wife's younger sister)
** Used with single-syllable nouns without denoting a specific meaning.
    耳仔 [Cantonese] ― ji$^5$ zai$^2$ [Jyutping] ― ears
* (Cantonese) Used after a classifier to indicate that something is small in size and/or quantity.
    一殼仔飯／一壳仔饭 [Cantonese] ― jat$^1$ hok$^3$ zai$^2$ faan$^6$ [Jyutping] ― a small scoop of rice
       dak$^1$ go$^2$ jaa$^6$ man$^1$ zai$^2$, bin$^1$ gau$^3$ cin$^2$ maai$^5$ je$^5$ sik$^6$ aa$^3$? [Jyutping]
       With just a mere twenty bucks, how do we have enough to buy food?
* (Cantonese, slang, neologism) Suffix placed after a verb or adjective to sound cute and affectionate.
       ting$^1$ jat$^6$ zau$^6$ jiu$^3$ faan$^1$ hok$^6$ zai$^2$ laa$^3$. [Jyutping]
       Tomorrow, you've got to go to school.
       ngo$^5$ gam$^1$ jat$^6$ hou$^2$ hoi$^1$ sam$^1$ zai$^2$ aa$^3$! [Jyutping]
       I'm really happy today!

###### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 子, 兒, 男兒 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 兒子, 男孩, 男孩子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 兒子, 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 兒子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 兒子, 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 兒子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 兒子, 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 兒子, 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 兒子, 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 兒子, 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 兒子, 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 兒子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 兒子, 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 兒子, 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 兒子, 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 兒子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 兒子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 兒子, 小子, 少的 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 兒子, 小子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 兒子, 小子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 兒子, 小子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 兒得 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 兒, 小廝 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Weifang (Weicheng) | 兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Weifang (Fangzi) | 兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Changle | 兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shouguang | 兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Wulian | 小兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 兒, 兒子, 小子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 兒子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 兒子, 小子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 小子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 兒郎, 兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Weifang (Hanting) | 兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Changyi | 兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Gaomi | 兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Anqiu | 兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Linqu | 兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingzhou | 兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 兒子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 兒子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 兒, 兒子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 娃, 兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 兒得 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 兒子, 小子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 孩兒, 小子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 兒子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 兒, 兒子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 兒子, 後人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 兒子, 娃娃, 尕娃 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 兒子, 小子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 兒子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 兒子, 兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 兒子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 兒子, 後人 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 娃子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 兒子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 兒子, 兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 兒子, 娃兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 兒, 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 兒, 兒子, 娃娃 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 兒子, 娃兒, 兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 兒子, 小鬼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 兒子, 男娃娃, 男娃兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 娃兒, 兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 崽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 兒子, 小子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 崽, 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 崽, 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Sanjiang (Danzhou) | 娃崽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 兒子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 兒子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 兒子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 兒子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 兒子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 侯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 兒子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 兒子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 兒子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 兒, 兒把子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 仔, 阿仔, 仔仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 阿仔 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 仔, 仔兒 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 儂 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 兒 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 儂 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 兒 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 兒 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 仔 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 崽 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 崽, 子 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 崽, 倈牯, 倈 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 倈仔 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 倈哩 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 倈兒, 子 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 阿仔, 子 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua) | 阿仔 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua) | 阿仔 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua) | 阿仔 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 倈伊 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 倈 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua) | 仔 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) | 仔 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 阿仔 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 倈 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 倈哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 倈哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 倈哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 倈哩 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 阿仔 |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua) | 仔 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 仔 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua) | 仔 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 仔 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua) | 仔, 阿仔 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 仔 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua) | 阿仔 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua) | 仔, 阿仔 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿弟 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 仔 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 倈 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 倈仔 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 阿子 |
| Hakka | Changting | 倈子, 子哩, 子 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 子哩, 兒子 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 子哩 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 子, 倈倈子 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 子 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 子 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 子 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 崽 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 崽, 倈兒 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 崽 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 崽哩 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 倈仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 倈仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 倈仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 倈, 細倈 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 倈仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 子 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 仔 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 仔, 子 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 子, 仔 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 子 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 子 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 子 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 倈子, 子 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 子 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 倈 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 子 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 子 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Shahe) | 子 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 倈 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Bao'an) | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 倈哩 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 倈 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 倈子 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 兒子 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 兒子, 伢兒 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 兒子 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 兒子 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 兒子 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 兒子 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 兒子, 小倈 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 崽 |
| Huizhou | Dexing | 兒子 |
| Huizhou | Shitai (Xianyu) | 兒子 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 兒子, 小子 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 小子 |
| Jin | Datong | 兒子, 小子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 兒, 小子 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 兒, 小子 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 兒得, 孩得 |
| Jin | Linhe | 兒子, 小子 |
| Jin | Jining | 小子 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 兒子, 小子 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 小子 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 小子 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 兒子 |
| Jin | Handan | 兒子, 小子 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 孩哦 |
| Jin | Suide | 兒, 小子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 囝, 囝仔 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 囝 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 囝 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 囝 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 囝 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 囝 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang (Huangkeng) | 囝 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 囝 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 囝, 丈夫囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 囝, 後生, 後的 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 囝, 後生, 囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 後生, 囝 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 後生, 囝 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 囝, 後生, 後的 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 囝, 後生, 後生囝, 丈夫囝 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 後生, 囝 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 後生, 囝 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 崽 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 囝, 逗囝 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 囝, 逗囝 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 囝, 逗囝 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 囝, 逗囝, 孥, 阿孥 |
| Southern Min | Lufeng | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 丈夫囝 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 逗囝 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 丈夫囝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 囝, 丈夫囝, 逗囝 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 囝, 丈夫囝 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 囝, 細囝, 孧囝 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 囝 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 囝 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 囝 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 囝 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 囝仔 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 囝仔 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shaowu | 囝兒 |
| Shaojiang Min | Guangze | 囝兒 |
| Shaojiang Min | Jiangle | 囝 |
| Shaojiang Min | Mingxi | 囝 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shunchang | 囝 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 囝 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 囝 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 崽 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 崽 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 仔 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 仔 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 仔 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 仔 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 仔 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 仔 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 仔 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 仔 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 仔 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 仔 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 仔 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 仔 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 仔 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 兒子 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 兒子 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 兒子 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 兒子 |
| Wu | Danyang | 兒子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 兒子, 伢兒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 兒子 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 兒, 兒子 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 崽伢子, 崽, 伢子 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 崽, 崽伢唧 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 崽 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 崽, 伢唧 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 崽 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 崽 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 男朋友, 男友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 男朋友, 男友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 男朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 男朋友 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 男朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 蓋蓋兒, 蓋蓋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 男朋友 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 男朋友 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 男朋友, 男友, 仔, 男仔 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 芒啟 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 男朋友 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 男朋友 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 男仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 男朋友 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 男朋友 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 男朋友 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 男朋友 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 男朋友 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 男朋友 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 男朋友 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 男朋友 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 丈夫朋友 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 丈夫朋友 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 好的, 相好, 男朋友, 丈夫朋友 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 男朋友 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 丈夫朋友 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 男朋友 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 男朋友 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 仔$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 仔$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 仔$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 仔$_1$ |
| Hakka | Meixian | 仔$_6$ |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 仔$_6$ |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 仔$_6$ |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 仔$_6$ |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 仔$_1$ |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 囝, 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 囝 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 頭, 子 |

##### Compounds

* E仔
* K仔
* P牌仔
* 丸仔 (wánzǎi)
* 二五仔 (èrwǔzǎi)
* 仔仔
* 仔大仔世界
* 仔女
* 仔牛肉 (zǎiniúròu)
* 傻仔
* 反骨仔 (fǎngǔzǎi)
* 叔仔
* 同學仔 / 同学仔
* 大圈仔
* 女仔
* 張保仔 / 张保仔
* 後生仔 / 后生仔
* 後生細仔 / 后生细仔
* 打仔
* 氹仔 (Dàngzǎi)
* 灣仔 / 湾仔 (Wānzǎi)
* 牛仔
* 狗仔 (gǒuzǎi)
* 男仔
* 矮仔
* 細路仔 / 细路仔
* 肥仔 (féizǎi)
* 衰仔
* 襪仔 / 袜仔
* 豬仔 / 猪仔 (zhūzǎi)
* 通波仔
* 阿六仔
* 雀仔
* 雞蛋仔 / 鸡蛋仔 (jīdànzǎi)
* 飛仔 / 飞仔
* 香港仔 (Xiānggǎngzǎi)

### Etymology 2

Hokkien á is a weak form of 囝 (kiáⁿ, káⁿ), as evidenced in older, less reduced forms such as giá (Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum; 彚音妙悟) or iá (Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum; Medhurst, 1832). (Mandarin and Cantonese pronunciations in words borrowed from Southern Min are from etymology 1.)

#### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zǎi, zǐ
    (Zhuyin): ㄗㄞˇ, ㄗˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zai$^2$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): á
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zǎi
*** Zhuyin: ㄗㄞˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zǎi
*** Wade–Giles: tsai$^3$
*** Yale: dzǎi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzae
*** Palladius: цзай (czaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄗˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zǐh
*** Wade–Giles: tzŭ$^3$
*** Yale: dž
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyy
*** Palladius: цзы (czy)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zai$^2$
*** Yale: jái
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzai$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zei$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɐi̯³⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Hui'an, Zhangpu, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Kinmen, Magong, Philippines, Penang, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: á
*** Tâi-lô: á
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ar
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /a⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Hui'an): /a⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Zhangpu, Taipei, Tainan, Yilan, Kinmen): /a⁵³/
*** IPA (Singapore): /a⁴²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴¹/
*** IPA (Penang): /a⁴⁴⁵/
*** IPA (Lukang): /a⁵⁵/

##### Definitions

仔 (chiefly Hokkien)
* a diminutive suffix for nouns, adjectives or quantities
    囡仔 [Hokkien] ― gín-á [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― child
    小叔仔 [Hokkien] ― sió-chek-á [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― brother-in-law (husband's younger brother)
    勻勻仔／匀匀仔 [Hokkien] ― ûn-ûn-á [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― slowly
    小可仔 [Hokkien] ― sió-khóa-á [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― a little bit
    歌仔戲／歌仔戏 [Hokkien] ― koa-á-hì [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― Taiwanese opera
* a suffix that converts a verb or adjective into a noun
    抿仔 [Hokkien] ― bín-á [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― brush
    矮仔 [Hokkien] ― é-á [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― shorty
* a suffix placed after a name or title, used endearingly, humorously or pejoratively

###### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 仔$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 仔$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 仔$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 仔$_1$ |
| Hakka | Meixian | 仔$_6$ |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 仔$_6$ |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 仔$_6$ |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 仔$_6$ |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 仔$_1$ |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 囝, 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 囝 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 頭, 子 |

##### Usage notes

Tone sandhi before 仔 differ from the normal rules in some dialects of Hokkien. In Taiwanese Hokkien, only the rules for tones 1, 2, 4 (-p/t/k) and 8 (-p/t/k) remain unchanged:
* tone 3 → tone 1 (instead of tone 2): 印仔 (ìn-á)
* tone 4 (-h) → tone 1 (instead of tone 2): 鴨仔 (ah-á)
* tone 5 → tone 7 (instead of tone 3 in northern Taiwan): 蝦仔 (hê-á)
* tone 7 does not change (instead of changing to tone 3): 帽仔 (bō-á)
* tone 8 (-h) → tone 7 (instead of tone 3): 藥仔 (io̍h-á)

##### Compounds

* 一目𥍉仔 / 一目𱳅仔 (chi̍t-ba̍k-nih-á) (Min Nan)
* 三七仔 (sānqīzǐ)
* 匏仔 (pû-á)
* 印仔 (ìn-á)
* 囡仔
* 圓仔湯 / 圆仔汤
* 嬰仔 / 婴仔 (eⁿ-á)
* 寬寬仔 / 宽宽仔 (khoaⁿ-khoaⁿ-á) (Min Nan)
* 小鬼仔殼 / 小鬼仔壳 (siáu-kúi-á-khak) (Min Nan)
* 尪仔 (ang-á)
* 尪仔標 / 尪仔标 (wāngzǐbiāo)
* 巷仔 (hāng-á)
* 店仔 (tiàm-á)
* 手電仔 / 手电仔 (chhiú-tiān-á) (Min Nan)
* 搖囝仔歌 / 摇囝仔歌
* 搓圓仔 / 搓圆仔
* 搓圓仔湯 / 搓圆仔汤
* 擔仔 / 担仔 (tàⁿ-á)
* 擔仔麵 / 担仔面 (dànzǎimiàn)
* 文文仔笑 (bûn-bûn-á-chhiò) (Min Nan)
* 早起時仔 / 早起时仔 (chá-khí-sî-á)
* 柑仔 (kam-á)
* 欲晝仔 / 欲昼仔 (beh-tàu-á)
* 欲暗仔 (beh-àm-á)
* 歌仔戲 / 歌仔戏 (gēzǎixì)
* 水筆仔 / 水笔仔
* 沓沓仔 (ta̍uh-ta̍uh-á) (Min Nan)
* 泂蛤仔
* 淡薄仔 (tām-po̍h-á)
* 溪仔 (khe-á) (Min Nan)
* 煙仔魚 / 烟仔鱼 (ian-á-hî)
* 煞尾仔囝 (soah-bóe-á-kiáⁿ)
* 物仔 (mih-á) (Min Nan)
* 牽猴仔 / 牵猴仔 (khan-kâu-á)
* 白賊七仔 / 白贼七仔 (pe̍h-tsha̍t-tshit-á)
* 短褲節仔 / 短裤节仔 (té-khò͘-chat-á) (Min Nan)
* 矸仔 (kan-á)
* 𥰔仔 (phín-á) (Min Nan)
* 箱仔 (siông-é)
* 𥴊仔 (kám-á) (Min Nan)
* 絃仔 / 弦仔
* 罐仔 (koàn-á)
* 美國仔 / 美国仔 (bí-kok-á) (Hokkien)
* 肚胿仔 (tō͘-koai-á) (Min Nan)
* 芋仔
* 芋仔冰
* 草仔
* 草仔粿
* 菜市仔 (chhài-chhī-á)
* 落翅仔
* 藥仔 / 药仔 (io̍h-á)
* 蚵仔
* 蚶仔 (ham-á) (Min Nan)
* 蚵仔煎
* 蚵仔麵線 / 蚵仔面线 (ézǐ miànxiàn)
* 蜊仔 (lâ-á) (Min Nan)
* 蠓捽仔 (báng-sut-á) (Min Nan)
* 街仔 (ke-á)
* 袋仔
* 襪仔 / 袜仔 (be̍h-á)
* 諞仙仔 / 谝仙仔 (pián-sian-á)
* 邊仔 / 边仔 (piⁿ-á)
* 銀角仔 / 银角仔 (gîn-kak-á)
* 錶仔 / 表仔 (pió-á)
* 阿共仔 (a-kiōng-á) (Min Nan)
* 阿啄仔 (a-tok-á)
* 鵝仔 / 鹅仔 (giâ-á)
* 麥仔 / 麦仔 (be̍h-á)

#### Pronunciation 2

* Eastern Min (BUC): giāng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kiáⁿ / káⁿ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gian$^2$
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: giāng
*** Sinological IPA : /kiaŋ³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Hsinchu, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiáⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: kiánn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kviar
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiã⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Tainan, Yilan, Kinmen): /kiã⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: kánn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kvar
*** IPA (Lukang): /kã⁵⁵/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /kã⁵⁵⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: gian$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiáⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /kĩã⁵²/

##### Definitions

仔
* Alternative form of 囝, especially when used as a suffix.

### Etymology 3

Weak form of 佮 (kah, kap, “and”).

#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): á
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: á
*** Tâi-lô: á
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ar
*** IPA (Xiamen): /a⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /a⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /a⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴¹/

#### Definitions

仔
* (Southern Min) An interfix placed between two nouns to show the relationship between the two objects.
    翁仔某 [Hokkien] ― ang-á-bó͘ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― husband and wife

### Etymology 4

Weak form of 百 (pah, “hundred”).

#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): á / ah
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: á
*** Tâi-lô: á
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ar
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /a⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /a⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ah
*** Tâi-lô: ah
*** Phofsit Daibuun: aq
*** IPA (Philippines): /aʔ⁵/

#### Definitions

仔
* (Southern Min) An interfix placed between two numbers to denote the value of 100, i.e. x 仔 y = 100x + 10y.
    三仔五 [Hokkien] ― saⁿ-á-gō͘ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― three hundred fifty

### Etymology 5

Weak form of 旦 (tòaⁿ, “dawn”).

#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): á / nà
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: á
*** Tâi-lô: á
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ar
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /a⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /a⁵³/
** (Hokkien: rare in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nà
*** Tâi-lô: nà
*** Phofsit Daibuun: nax
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /nã²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /nã¹¹/

#### Definitions

仔
* (Southern Min) An interfix used limitedly in certain temporal location adverbs.
    今仔日 [Hokkien] ― kin-á-ji̍t [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― today
    明仔載／明仔载 [Hokkien] ― bîn-á-chài [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― tomorrow

### Etymology 6

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): é
    (Hailu, HRS): er
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ê$^3$
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: é
*** Hakka Romanization System: e$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: e$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /e³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: er
*** Sinological IPA: /ə⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ê$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /e³¹/

#### Definitions

仔 (Hakka)
* a suffix used after nouns
    樹仔／树仔 [Sixian Hakka] ― su-é [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ] ― tree
* a suffix that makes a derogatory slur
    阿山仔 [Sixian Hakka] ― â-sân-é [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ] ― Mainlander

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 仔$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 仔$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 仔$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 仔$_1$ |
| Hakka | Meixian | 仔$_6$ |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 仔$_6$ |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 仔$_6$ |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 仔$_6$ |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 仔$_1$ |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 囝, 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 仔$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 囝 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 頭, 子 |

##### Derived terms

* 例仔 (li-é)
* 信仔 (sin-é)
* 倈仔 / 俫仔 (lai-é)
* 傳仔 / 传仔 (chhon-é)
* 兔仔 (thu-é)
* 凳仔 (ten-é)
* 刷仔 (sot-é)
* 包仔 (pâu-é)
* 名仔 (miàng-é)
* 哪仔 (nai-é)
* 啞仔 / 哑仔 (á-é)
* 塞仔 (set-é)
* 外仔 (ngoi-é)
* 夾仔 / 夹仔 (kiap-é)
* 妹仔 (moi-é)
* 姪仔 / 侄仔 (chhṳ̍t-é)
* 孫仔 / 孙仔 (sûn-é)
* 寮仔 (liàu-é)
* 屋仔 (vuk-é)
* 屐仔 (khia̍k-é)
* 差仔 (chhâi-é)
* 巷仔 (hong-é)
* 帶仔 / 带仔 (tai-é)
* 帽仔 (mo-é)
* 弦仔 (hièn-é)
* 扇仔 (san-é)
* 拖仔 (thô-é)
* 插仔 (chhap-é)
* 搓仔 (chho-é)
* 撐仔 / 撑仔 (chhang-é)
* 旗仔 (khì-é)
* 日仔 (ngit-é)
* 星仔 (sên-é)
* 李仔 (lí-é)
* 杯仔 (pî-é)
* 枋仔 (piông-é)
* 柚仔 (yu-é)
* 柿仔 (chhṳ-é)
* 柑仔 (kâm-é)
* 栗仔 (li̍t-é)
* 桃仔 (thò-é)
* 桌仔 (chok-é)
* 桁仔 (hàng-é)
* 梨仔 (lì-é)
* 梭仔 (sô-é)
* 梯仔 (thôi-é)
* 梅仔 (mòi-é)
* 梳仔 (sṳ̂-é)
* 棍仔 (kun-é)
* 棕仔 (chûng-é)
* 椰仔 (yà-é)
* 槓仔 / 杠仔 (kong-é)
* 樣仔 / 样仔 (yong-é)
* 模仔 (mù-é)
* 樹仔 / 树仔 (su-é)
* 橘仔 (kit-é)
* 沙仔 (sâ-é)
* 漏仔 (leu-é)
* 燕仔 (yen-é)
* 牌仔 (phài-é)
* 狗仔 (kiéu-é)
* 猴仔 (hèu-é)
* 獅仔 / 狮仔 (sṳ̂-é)
* 珠仔 (chû-é)
* 瓜仔 (kôa-é)
* 瓠仔 (phù-é)
* 番仔 (fân-é)
* 癧仔 / 疬仔 (li̍t-é)
* 盒仔 (ha̍p-é)
* 盤仔 / 盘仔 (phàn-é)
* 碟仔 (thia̍p-é)
* 磚仔 / 砖仔 (chôn-é)
* 禾仔 (vò-é)
* 秧仔 (yông-é)
* 秤仔 (chhṳn-é)
* 稟仔 / 禀仔 (pín-é)
* 窟仔 (fut-é)
* 竹仔 (chuk-é)
* 笛仔 (tha̍k-é)
* 筷仔 (khoai-é)
* 篦仔 (pi-é)
* 簿仔 (phû-é)
* 粽仔 (chung-é)
* 糕仔 (kâu-é)
* 糠仔 (hông-é)
* 索仔 (sok-é)
* 網仔 / 网仔 (mióng-é)
* 綢仔 / 绸仔 (chhù-é)
* 縫仔 / 缝仔 (phung-é)
* 羊仔 (yòng-é)
* 耙仔 (phà-é)
* 腰仔 (yêu-é)
* 船仔 (sòn-é)
* 艾仔 (ngie-é)
* 芋仔 (vu-é)
* 苧仔 (chhû-é)
* 茄仔 (khiò-é)
* 莊仔 / 庄仔 (chông-é)
* 落仔 (lap-é)
* 葉仔 / 叶仔 (ya̍p-é)
* 蒜仔 (son-é)
* 蓋仔 / 盖仔 (koi-é)
* 蔥仔 / 葱仔 (chhûng-é)
* 薸仔 (phêu-é)
* 藠仔 (khiêu-é)
* 藥仔 / 药仔 (yo̍k-é)
* 虻仔 (máng-é)
* 蚊仔 (mûn-é)
* 蛄仔 (kû-é)
* 𧊅仔 (koái-é)
* 蜆仔 / 蚬仔 (hán-é)
* 蜂仔 (phûng-é)
* 表仔 (péu-é)
* 袋仔 (thoi-é)
* 襪仔 / 袜仔 (mat-é)
* 豆仔 (theu-é)
* 豬仔 / 猪仔 (chû-é)
* 貓仔 / 猫仔 (meu-é)
* 賊仔 / 贼仔 (chhe̍t-é)
* 車仔 / 车仔 (chhâ-é)
* 遮仔 (châ-é)
* 金仔 (kîm-é)
* 鈕仔 / 钮仔 (néu-é)
* 鉋仔 / 刨仔 (phàu-é)
* 鋸仔 / 锯仔 (ki-é)
* 阿山仔 (â-sân-é)
* 靴仔 (hiô-é)
* 領仔 / 领仔 (liâng-é)
* 頭仔 / 头仔 (thèu-é)
* 餅仔 / 饼仔 (piáng-é)
* 鬼仔 (kúi-é)
* 魚仔 / 鱼仔 (ǹg-é)
* 鳥仔 / 鸟仔 (tiâu-é)
* 鴨仔 / 鸭仔 (ap-é)
* 鹿仔 (lu̍k-é)
* 麥仔 / 麦仔 (ma̍k-é)
* 鼓仔 (kú-é)
* 龜仔 / 龟仔 (kûi-é)

### Etymology 7

Cognate with 載 (OC *ʔslɯːʔ, *ʔslɯːs, *zlɯːs, “to load; to carry”).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zī (zi$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄗ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zi$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zī
*** Zhuyin: ㄗ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zih
*** Wade–Giles: tzŭ$^1$
*** Yale: dz̄
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzy
*** Palladius: цзы (czy)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^1$
*** Yale: jī
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: tsi
Rime :
| Character | 仔 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 精 (13) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 子之切 |
| Baxter | tsi |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡sɨ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡sɨ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡sie/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /t͡sɨ/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡siə/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡sĭə/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡si/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zi$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ʔslɯ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 仔 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 17855 |
| Phonetic component | 子 |
| Rime group | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 兹 |
| Old Chinese | /*ʔslɯ/ |

#### Definitions

仔
* Only used in 仔肩 (zījiān).

### Etymology 8

From 著 / 着.

#### Pronunciation

* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$tsy
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tsy
*** MiniDict: tsy$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$tsr
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sz̩³⁴/

#### Definitions

仔 (Wu)
* Used to show a verb has been completed before the last verb of a sentence, often in a sequence of events.
    From: 2010, Qian Nairong, 《從〈滬語便商〉所見的老上海話時態》 (Tenses and Aspects? Old Shanghainese as Found in the Book Huyu Bian Shang)
    Early in the morning [I] washed [my] feet, then [I] had lunch there, then had a chat with friends, then started going home, [I] got to the pier at six, and by the time I arrive home it's six-thirty.
* Used to indicate the present perfective.
       From: 2010, Qian Nairong, 《從〈滬語便商〉所見的老上海話時態》 (Tenses and Aspects? Old Shanghainese as Found in the Book Huyu Bian Shang)
       I've been here for several days already.
       From: 江苏省志・方言志, page 538
       Don't let him get away!
       From: 2018, Love in Shanghai, from Flavors of Youth
       $^5$shiau-yu $^6$non $^6$yi-ze $^6$zhieu $^6$we-chi-la $^7$chiq-hau-tsy $^6$ya-ve $^5$tse $^5$tseu $^0$meq [Wugniu]
       Xiauyu, you're leaving already? Why not have dinner first?

##### Usage notes

In some lects, such as Shanghainese, 了 is a lot more common nowadays. To distinguish between it, 脫了, and 脫, see 脫了#Usage notes

##### See also

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 矣$_1$ |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 了 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 了 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 了 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 了 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 了 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 了 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 了 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 了 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 了 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 嘮 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 咧 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 了 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 了 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 咧 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 了 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 了 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 了 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 了 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 了 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 了 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 了 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 咗, 嘵 obsolete |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 耗 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 好 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 咗, 敲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 哺 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 誒, 咗 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 誒 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 誒 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 誒 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 敲 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 好 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 後, 咗 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 標 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 都 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 嗮 |
| Cantonese | Nanning (Tanka) | 嗮 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 啊 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 了 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 畢 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Mule) | 開, 了 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan | 開 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Gangcheng) | 開 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Pingdong) | 開, 了 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 了 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 了 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 了 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 了, 咗 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 了, 咗 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 了, 咗 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 了 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 了 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 了 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 拋, 阿 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 開 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 開 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 開 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 哩 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 了 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 開 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 開 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 了 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 了 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 咾 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 咾 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 了 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 了 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 了, 𡅏 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 了 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 了 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 囉 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 了 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 了 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 了 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 了 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 仔, 了 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 仔 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 仔 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 得, 了 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 得, 了 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 仔 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 爻 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 了 |

### References

* “仔”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* 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
* Southern Min Lexicon (閩南語字彙)
* Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary (重編國語辭典修定本): zī, zǐ, zǎi
* (Southern Min) “仔”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
* (Southern Min) 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.
* (Southern Min) “(#)”, in 臺灣閩南語按呢寫‎, Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2013.
* (Southern Min) “(#)”, in 臺灣閩南語按呢寫‎, Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2013.
* Medhurst, Walter Henry (1832) “Yëá 仔”, in A Dictionary of the Hok-këèn Dialect of the Chinese Language, According to the Reading and Colloquial Idioms: Containing About 12,000 Characters, (overall work in Hokkien and English), Macao: The Honorable East India Company's Press by G. J. Steyn and Brother, page 736
* Dictionario Hispánico-Sinicum‎ (overall work in Early Modern Spanish, Hokkien, and Classical Mandarin), kept as Vocabulario Español-Chino con caracteres chinos (TOMO 215) in the University of Santo Tomás Archives, Manila: Dominican Order of Preachers, 1626-1642; republished as Lee, Fabio Yuchung (李毓中), Chen, Tsung-jen (陳宗仁), José, Regalado Trota, Caño, José Luis Ortigosa, editors, Hokkien Spanish Historical Document Series I: Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum‎, Hsinchu: National Tsing Hua University Press, 2018, →ISBN

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)
* offspring (animal)
* detailed, fine

#### Readings

* Go-on: し (shi)
* Kan-on: し (shi)
* Kun: たえる (taeru, 仔える)、こ (ko, 仔)

## Korean
### Hanja

仔 (eum 자 (ja))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

仔: Hán Nôm readings: tử, tể
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#### References

* Nom Foundation