Keyword
to slaughter
- to butcher
- to govern
- to rule
- Frequency
- #2268
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
zǎi
Mnemonic
A barracks 宀 where slaves 辛 live
Stroke order
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Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
主宰
to dominate; to rule; to dictate; master
宰
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)
宰相
prime minister (in feudal China)
屠宰
to slaughter; to butcher
宰杀
to slaughter (an animal for meat); to butcher
屠宰场
slaughterhouse; abattoir
宰割
to slaughter; (fig.) to ride roughshod over; to take advantage of (others)
宰客
to cheat customers; to overcharge
任人宰割
to get trampled on (idiom); to be taken advantage of
主宰者
ruler
宰制
to rule; to dominate
挨宰
to get ripped off
铁血宰相
Iron Chancellor, refers to Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, minister-president of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890