宰 (zoi2 | zai3) : slaughter; govern; prefect

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宰

zoi2

zai3

[1] slaughter; butcher; fleece
[2] govern; rule; preside
[3] prefect; minister (in feudal China)

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 宀 (#40)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

宰

This word has been viewed 3368 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Oct 2010 10:25

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主宰 zyu2 zoi2 zhu3 zai3 = dominate; rule

宰相 zoi2 soeng3 zai3 xiang4 = prime minister (in feudal China)

宰殺 zoi2 saat3 zai3 sha1 = slaughter; butcher

宰割 zoi2 got3 zai3 ge1 = slaughter; oppress; fleece

宰制 zoi2 zai3 zai3 zhi4 = rule; dominate

屠宰 tou4 zoi2 = slaughter

屠宰大堂 tou4 zoi2 daai6 tong4 = slaughterhall

任人宰割 jam6 jan4 zoi2 got3 ren4 ren2 zai3 ge1 = allow others to manipulate and humiliate oneself

宰客 zoi2 haak3 zai3 ke4 = swindle customers 國

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 宰
Unicode code for this character: U+5bb0 (off-site link)

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