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裁
cái
1. to cut out (as a dress)
2. to cut
3. to trim
4. to reduce
5. to diminish
6. to cut back (e.g. on staff)
7. decision
8. judgment
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

裁
cái
to trim, to reduce, to cut; judgment
HSK 5 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

体裁
tǐcái
genre
HSK 6
裁切
cáiqiē
to crop
裁判
cáipàn
judgment
HSK 6
裁剪
cáijiǎn
to cut out
裁员
cáiyuán
to cut staff
HSK 6
裁夺
cáiduó
to consider and decide
裁定
cáidìng
ruling
裁度
cáidù
to weigh up then decide
裁撤
cáichè
to dissolve an organisation
裁断
cáiduàn
to consider and decide
裁汰
cáitài
to cut back
裁决
cáijué
ruling
裁减
cáijiǎn
to reduce
裁答
cáidá
to reply (to a letter)
裁缝
cáiféng
tailor
HSK 6
裁处
cáichǔ
to handle
裁制
cáizhì
to tailor
裁军
cáijūn
disarmament
裁革
cáigé
to dismiss
酌裁
zhuócái
to consider and decide

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,202
Word Frequency Rank
2,935 of 84,292

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