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寨
zhài
1. stronghold
2. stockade
3. camp
4. (stockaded) village
Uncommon • Top 42% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

寨
zhài
stockade, stronghold, outpost; brothel
14 丶

Compound Words (20)

丹寨
Dānzhài
Danzhai county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture [[黔東南州|黔东南州<Qiándōngnánzhōu>]], Guizhou
五寨
Wǔzhài
Wuzhai county in Xinzhou [[忻州<Xīnzhōu>]], Shanxi
劫寨
jiézhài
to seize a stronghold
堡寨
bǎozhài
fort
大寨
dàzhài
Dazhai
妓寨
jìzhài
brothel
小寨
Xiǎozhài
Xiaozhai neighborhood of Xi'an
山寨
shānzhài
fortified hill village
村寨
cūnzhài
(stockaded) village
营寨
yíngzhài
barracks
扎寨
zhāzhài
to set up an encampment
边寨
biānzhài
frontier stockade
金寨
Jīnzhài
Jinzhai county in Lu'an [[六安<Lùān>]], Anhui
鹿寨
Lùzhài
Luzhai county in Liuzhou [[柳州<Liǔzhōu>]], Guangxi
丹寨县
Dānzhàixiàn
Danzhai county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture [[黔東南州|黔东南州<Qiándōngnánzhōu>]], Guizhou
九寨沟
Jiǔzhàigōu
Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan
五寨县
Wǔzhàixiàn
Wuzhai county in Xinzhou [[忻州<Xīnzhōu>]], Shanxi
山寨机
shānzhàijī
black market product
山寨货
shānzhàihuò
black market product
柬埔寨
Jiǎnpǔzhài
Cambodia

Alternate Entries

寨
zhài
variant of [[寨<zhài>]]

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,312
Word Frequency Rank
35,791 of 84,292

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