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滓
zǐ
sediment, lees, dregs
🔤 Pictophonetic:
氵 (water) provides meaning, 宰 provides pronunciation
Words Using 滓 (2)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
Component Breakdown
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⿰氵宰
i
Component Tree i
unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
3 strokes
unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
zǎi
宰
to slaughter, to butcher; to govern, to rule
💡 Ideographic:
A barracks 宀 where slaves 辛 live
10 strokes
HSK 6
xīn
辛
bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem
📷 Pictographic:
A hot iron used to brand prisoners and slaves
7 strokes
HSK 4