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宰
zǎi
to slaughter, to butcher; to govern, to rule
💡 Ideographic:
A barracks 宀 where slaves 辛 live
Words Using 宰 (21)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
宰
zǎi
to slaughter livestock / to govern or rule / to cheat customers / imperial official in dynastic China
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宰
zǎi
to slaughter livestock / to govern or rule / to cheat customers / imperial official in dynastic China
屠宰
túzǎi
to slaughter / to butcher
屠宰
túzǎi
to slaughter / to butcher
主宰
zhǔzǎi
to dominate / to rule / to dictate / master
主宰
zhǔzǎi
to dominate / to rule / to dictate / master
宰相
zǎixiàng
prime minister (in feudal China)
宰相
zǎixiàng
prime minister (in feudal China)
宰割
zǎigē
to slaughter / (fig.) to ride roughshod over / to take advantage of (others)
宰割
zǎigē
to slaughter / (fig.) to ride roughshod over / to take advantage of (others)
宰人
zǎirén
to overcharge / to rip somebody off
宰人
zǎirén
to overcharge / to rip somebody off
宰予昼寝
ZǎiYǔzhòuqǐn
Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures
宰予昼寝
ZǎiYǔzhòuqǐn
Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures
任人宰割
rènrénzǎigē
to get trampled on (idiom) / to be taken advantage of
任人宰割
rènrénzǎigē
to get trampled on (idiom) / to be taken advantage of
宰客
zǎikè
to cheat customers / to overcharge
宰客
zǎikè
to cheat customers / to overcharge
宰制
zǎizhì
to rule / to dominate
宰制
zǎizhì
to rule / to dominate
Component Breakdown
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⿱宀辛
i
Component Tree i
xīn
辛
bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem
📷 Pictographic:
A hot iron used to brand prisoners and slaves
7 strokes
HSK 4