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伢 is a phono-semantic compound made of the radical 亻 (rén, 'person') and the phonetic 牙 (yá, 'tooth'). The radical on the left indicates a human category, while 牙 on the right functions solely as a phonetic guide, unrelated to the character's meaning. It is a regional, colloquial term in central and southern Chinese dialects for a young child or baby. Unlike standard words for child, it lacks formal universality and is confined to everyday speech in those regions, where it commonly combines with modifiers such as 男 (male) or 女 (female) to refer to boys or girls.
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小伢在跑步。
那个伢很聪明。
妈妈喜欢这个伢。
伢子们一起玩游戏。
这个乡下伢会唱歌。
那个小伢的玩具坏了。
伢们在教室里认真读书。
这个聪明的小伢很快解决了难题。
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