賽
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赛
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Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 塞 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "thank offering". The meaning later shifted to "compete".
Components
Traditional (賽)
Simplified (赛)
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Similar Characters
噻 character used in赛 contest (simp)寶 treasure (trad)得 must負 defeated (trad/jp)貪 greedy (trad/jp)貫 pierce (trad/jp)買 buy (trad/jp)賏 pearls or shells賓 visitor (trad/jp)唄 song (trad/jp)敗 fail (trad/jp)狽 short (trad)賊 burglar (trad/jp)贅 unnecessary (trad)鋇 barium (trad)嗩 flute-like (trad)真 true財 riches (trad/jp)貢 tribute (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
赛
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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)
赛
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
赛
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
赛
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
赛
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
赛 / 賽 [sài]
to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel
Japanese
dice; die
Example Sentences
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CHINESE WORDS (154)
比赛 [bǐsài] #331
competition (sports etc)
决赛 [juésài] #2,443
finals (of a competition)
联赛 [liánsài] #7,742
(sports) league
赛季 [sàijì] #5,096
season (sports)
参赛 [cānsài] #4,393
to compete
竞赛 [jìngsài] #5,091
race
赛车 [sàichē] #5,423
auto race
赛事 [sàishì] #13,681
competition (e.g. sporting)
锦标赛 [jǐnbiāosài] #7,444
championship contest
赛场 [sàichǎng] #9,165
racetrack
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JAPANESE WORDS (11)
賽 [さい] #34,922
dice
賽銭 [さいせん] #36,729
monetary offering
賽銭箱 [さいせんばこ] #38,944
offertory box
采 [さい] #40,670
baton (of command)
賽の河原 [さいのかわら] #64,101
Children's Limbo
さいの目 [さいのめ] #65,136
pip (spot on a die)
賽は投げられた [さいはなげられた] #67,464
the die is cast
骰子 [さいころ] #74,464
dice
賽銭泥棒 [さいせんどろぼう] #144,099
thief who steals money from the offerings box at a shrine or temple
才六 [さいろく] #268,005
kid
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