zài

(located) at; (to be) in

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 6th character
Radical ⼟ (32.3)
Strokes 6
Index # 388

Definitions

在 zài
  1. 1. (located) at
  2. 2. (to be) in
  3. 3. (indicating an action in progress)
  4. 4. in the middle of doing sth
  5. 5. to exist

Stroke order

在 stroke order diagram
在 stroke order animation

Words containing 在

Word Meaning
(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
feel uncomfortable; uneasiness
there's more than one way to skin a cat
there's more than one way to skin a cat
really does not care
really does not care
With effort, one can achieve anything.
you can't always do as you like
intrinsic; inner; internal
intrinsic geometry
intrinsic geometry
intrinsic geometry
intrinsic geometry
intrinsic coordinates (geometry)
intrinsic coordinates (geometry)
inner beauty
inner beauty
inner moral self-improvement; inner transcendence
inner transcendence (perfection through one's own inner moral cultivation, as in Confucianism, for example)
up until now; to date
up until now; to date
victory is in sight
victory is in sight
to be determined to win (idiom)
to be determined to win (idiom)