Definitions: 1

HSK: 6

Frequency: 2080

Radical:

Strokes: 10

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zǎi (zai3)

  • 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)