宰 — Chinese character
宰
zǎi
to slaughter, to butcher; to govern, to rule
- Pinyin
- zǎi
- Radical
- 40 ⼧ (Roof)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 宀 辛
- Formation
- ideographic — A barracks 宀 where slaves 辛 live
- Japanese
- 宰 as a kanji
Common words with 宰
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 主宰 | zhǔ zǎi | to dominate; to rule |
| 宰相 | zǎi xiàng | prime minister (in feudal China) |
| 屠宰 | tú zǎi | to slaughter; to butcher |
| 宰杀 (宰殺) | zǎi shā | to slaughter (an animal for meat); to butcher |
| 屠宰场 (屠宰場) | tú zǎi chǎng | slaughterhouse; abattoir |
| 宰割 | zǎi gē | to slaughter; (fig.) to ride roughshod over |
| 宰客 | zǎi kè | to cheat customers; to overcharge |
| 任人宰割 | rèn rén zǎi gē | to get trampled on (idiom); to be taken advantage of |
| 主宰者 | zhǔ zǎi zhě | ruler |
| 宰制 | zǎi zhì | to rule; to dominate |
| 挨宰 | ái zǎi | to get ripped off |
| 宰了 | zǎi le | (coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb) |
English words written with 宰
宰 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 17 · Mencius 5 · Zhuangzi 9
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 10
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 51
- Analects 3.21
- Analects 5.7
- Analects 5.9
- Analects 6.3
- Analects 6.7
- Analects 6.12
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