宰(zǎi)

HSK 7-910 strokes

to slaughter

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Character information

Pinyin
zǎi
Meaning
to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China)
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 宰 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱宀辛

A barracks 宀 where slaves 辛 live

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

宀mián辛xīn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 宰 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 宰

Common words using 宰 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhǔ主zǎi宰
HSK 7-9

to dominate; to rule; to dictate; master

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rèn任rén人zǎi宰gē割
HSK 7-9

to get trampled on (idiom)

Open 任人宰割 page →
zǎi宰le了

(coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb)

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zǎi宰yǔ予

Zai Yu (522-458 BC), disciple of Confucius

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zhǔ主zǎi宰zhě者

ruler

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zǎi宰gē割

to slaughter

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zǎi宰kè客

to cheat customers

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zǎi宰shā杀

to slaughter (an animal for meat)

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Related characters

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 宰’s common words

主任人割了予者客

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