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sow

HSK 7 N1
Human →Actions
zāi
サイ
재
Components
戈 halberd+ 木 tree =
栽 sow
戈 Phonetic component
gē halberd
halberd, spear, lance
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木 Meaning component
mù tree
tree
Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
栽
Regular
Modern
Chinese
栽 [zāi]
to grow; to plant; to insert; to force on sb; to fall head first
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
栽 さい
Sai surname
CHINESE WORDS (26)
栽培 [zāi​péi] #23,188
to grow
栽赃 [zāi​zāng] #11,583
to frame sb (by planting sth on them)
栽赃 [zāi​zāng] #11,583
to frame sb (by planting sth on them)
盆栽 [pén​zāi] #21,368
growing plants in pots
栽种 [zāi​zhòng] #35,801
to plant
栽种 [zāi​zhòng] #35,801
to plant
移栽 [yí​zāi] #63,764
to transplant (horticulture, agriculture)
栽植 [zāi​zhí] #25,009
to plant
栽跟头 [zāi​gēn​tou] #35,871
to fall head over heels
栽跟头 [zāi​gēn​tou] #35,871
to fall head over heels
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JAPANESE WORDS (37)
⭐ 栽培 [さいばい] #12,652
cultivation
⭐ 盆栽 [ぼんさい] #42,643
bonsai
植栽 [しょくさい] #81,979
raising plants
前栽 [せんざい] #88,951
garden
促成栽培 [そくせいさいばい] #93,717
forcing (plants, vegetables, etc.)
有機栽培 [ゆうきさいばい] #102,302
organic farming
温室栽培 [おんしつさいばい] #102,989
greenhouse horticulture
水耕栽培 [すいこうさいばい] #121,178
hydroponics
自家栽培 [じかさいばい] #128,704
home gardening (esp. food)
栽培者 [さいばいしゃ] #130,017
grower
27 more items
KOREAN WORDS (1)
분재
bonsai