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宰
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butcher

HSK 7 N1
Society →Economy
zǎi
サイ
재
A barracks 宀 where slaves 辛 live
Components
宀 roof+ 辛 peppery =
宰 butcher
宀 Meaning component
mián roof
辛 Meaning component
xīn peppery
bitter
Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
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Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
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Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
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Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
宰
Regular
Modern
Chinese
宰 [zǎi]
to slaughter livestock; to govern or rule; to cheat customers; imperial official in dynastic China
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
宰 おさむ
Osamu given name
宰 さい
Sai surnamegiven name
宰 つかさ
Tsukasa female given name
CHINESE WORDS (28)
主宰 [zhǔ​zǎi] #7,736
to dominate
屠宰 [tú​zǎi] #19,802
to slaughter
宰相 [zǎi​xiàng] #50,234
prime minister (in feudal China)
屠宰场 [tú​zǎi​chǎng] #16,057
slaughterhouse
屠宰场 [tú​zǎi​chǎng] #16,057
slaughterhouse
宰杀 [zǎi​shā] #29,098
to slaughter
宰杀 [zǎi​shā] #29,098
to slaughter
宰割 [zǎi​gē] #29,089
to slaughter
任人宰割 [rèn​rén​zǎi​gē] #28,840
to get trampled on (idiom)
宰客 [zǎi​kè] #36,220
to cheat customers
18 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (13)
⭐ 宰相 [さいしょう] #8,868
prime minister
屠る [ほふる] #15,544
to slaughter
⭐ 主宰 [しゅさい] #40,607
chairmanship
主宰者 [しゅさいしゃ] #77,566
president
宰領 [さいりょう] #84,731
supervision
大宰府 [だざいふ] #89,904
dazaifu (under the ritsuryō system, governmental office with jurisdiction over Kyushu, Iki and Tsushima)
冢宰 [ちょうさい] #171,330
Minister of State (Zhou dynasty China)
黒衣の宰相 [こくいのさいしょう] #182,305
Buddhist priest who is also an important politician
大宰帥 [おおみこともちのかみ] #240,499
director of the dazaifu (ritsuryō system)
伴食宰相 [ばんしょくさいしょう]
incompetent cabinet minister
3 more items
KOREAN WORDS (1)
주재
presiding