zǎi

to slaughter livestock; to cheat customers

HSK 6 #2080

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 2080th character
Radical ⼧ (40.7)
Strokes 10
Index # 2106

Definitions

宰 zǎi
  1. 1. to slaughter livestock
  2. 2. to cheat customers
  3. 3. to govern or rule
  4. 4. imperial official in dynastic China

Stroke order

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Words containing 宰

Word Meaning
to rule; to dominate; master
slaughterhouse; abattoir
to slaughter; to butcher
to be taken advantage of; to get trampled on (idiom)
to take advantage of (others)
to slaughter; to butcher; to put down
prime minister (in feudal China)
ruler
Zai Yu (522-458 BC), disciple of Confucius
Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures
Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures
to rip sb off; to overcharge
to dominate; to rule
to overcharge; to cheat customers
to slaughter; to butcher; to put down
slaughterhouse; abattoir
Pazeh, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
to get ripped off
to prepare a big feast (idiom)
to prepare a big feast (idiom)
to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom)
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