Keyword
to fast
- to abstain
- a vegetarian diet
- Frequency
- #2834
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
zhāi
Mnemonic
文 (culture) gives the meaning.
Stroke order
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Used in vocabulary
斋
to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc; vegetarian diet; study room; building; to give alms (to a monk)
斋戒
to observe a religious fast; to abstain from food or certain activities before a ritual
书斋
study (room)
开斋节
(Islam) Eid al-Fitr, festival that marks the end of Ramadan
斋月
Ramadan (Islam)
聊斋志异
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Qing dynasty book of tales by 蒲松龄 (PúSōnglíng)
斋藤
Saitō (Japanese surname)
吃斋
to abstain from eating meat; to be a vegetarian
斋堂
dining hall in a Buddhist temple
斋期
fasting days; a fast
开斋
to stop following a vegetarian diet; to break a fast
封斋
fast (in several religions); Ramadan (Islam)
素斋
vegetarian food
斋饭
food given to Buddhist monks as alms
斋教
Zhaijiao sect of Buddhism
打斋
to beg for (vegetarian) food
大斋
to fast; to abstain from food
化斋
to beg for food (of monks)