宰
See also: 幸
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Translingual
Han character
宰 (Kangxi radical 40, 宀+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 十卜廿十 (JYTJ), four-corner 30401, composition ⿱宀辛)
Derived characters
- 𠹼 𢟓 𢲟 滓 榟 㱰 𥻮 縡 䏁 䮨 䔂
References
- KangXi: page 286, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7160
- Dae Jaweon: page 565, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 935, character 6
- Unihan data for U+5BB0
Chinese
| simp. and trad. | 宰 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | 𡨧 𡨔 𠈾 𡪤 | |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (宰) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 宰 | *ʔsɯːʔ |
| 縡 | *ʔsɯːʔ, *ʔsɯːs |
| 梓 | *ʔsɯʔ |
| 滓 | *ʔsrɯʔ |
Ideogrammic compound (會意) : 宀 (“house”) + 䇂.
In the modern form, contains 辛 instead.
Etymology
Uncertain. Compare with Burmese စိုး (cui:, “to dominate, to rule, to govern, to manage”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
宰
- to slaughter; to butcher
- 宰殺／宰杀 ― zǎishā ― to slaughter; to butcher
- 宰了一頭豬／宰了一头猪 ― zǎi le yī tóu zhū ― slaughtered one pig
- (historical) prefect; minister
- 縣宰／县宰 ― xiànzǎi ― head of a county; county magistrate
- to govern; to rule
- 主宰 ― zhǔzǎi ― to dominate; to rule; to dictate;
- (colloquial) to overcharge
- 挨宰 ― ái zǎi ― to get ripped off
- 宰客 ― zǎikè ― to rip off customers
- a surname: Zai
Synonyms
- (to slaughter):
Dialectal synonyms of 宰 (“to slaughter; to butcher”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 宰, 屠 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 宰殺, 屠宰 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 宰, 殺, 治 fish |
| Taiwan | 宰, 殺 | |
| Jinan | 宰, 殺, 治 | |
| Xi'an | 宰, 殺 | |
| Wuhan | 宰, 殺, 治 fish | |
| Chengdu | 宰, 殺 | |
| Yangzhou | 殺, 宰, 治 fish | |
| Hefei | 殺, 治 fish | |
| Singapore | 殺 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 劏, 善 chicken |
| Hong Kong | 劏 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 劏 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 劏 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 劏 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 劏 | |
| Macau | 劏 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 劏 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 劏 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 劏 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 劏 | |
| Foshan | 劏 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 劏 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 劏 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 劏 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 劏 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 劏 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 劏 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 劏 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 劏 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 劏 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 劏 | |
| Taishan | 劏 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 劏 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 劏 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 劏 | |
| Dongguan | 劏 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 劏 | |
| Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 劏 | |
| Qingyuan | 劏 | |
| Fogang | 劏 | |
| Yingde (Hanguang) | 劏 | |
| Yangshan | 劏 | |
| Lianshan (Butian) | 劏 | |
| Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 劏 | |
| Shaoguan | 劏 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 劏 | |
| Renhua | 劏 | |
| Lechang | 劏 | |
| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 劏 | |
| Sihui | 劏 | |
| Guangning | 劏 | |
| Deqing | 劏 | |
| Huaiji | 劏 | |
| Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 劏 | |
| Yunfu | 劏 | |
| Xinxing | 劏 | |
| Luoding | 劏 | |
| Yunan (Pingtai) | 劏 | |
| Yangjiang | 劏 | |
| Nanning | 劏 | |
| Wuzhou | 劏 | |
| Yulin | 劏 | |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) | 劏 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 劏 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 殺, 治 fish |
| Hakka | Meixian | 治 |
| Xingning | 治 | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 劏, 捋 | |
| Huiyang | 劏 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 治 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 劏, 治 | |
| Boluo (Bendihua) | 劏, 捋 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 劏 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 劏 | |
| Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 治 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 治, 劏 chicken | |
| Wuhua (Changbu) | 治 | |
| Wuhua (Mianyang) | 治 | |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) | 捋, 劏 | |
| Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 捋, 劏 | |
| Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) | 捋 | |
| Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) | 捋 | |
| Wengyuan | 劏 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 劏, 度 | |
| Liannan | 劏 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 劏 | |
| Jiexi | 治 | |
| Luhe | 治 | |
| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 治 | |
| Changting | 治 | |
| Wuping | 治 | |
| Wuping (Yanqian) | 治 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 治 | |
| Liancheng | 治 | |
| Ninghua | 破 | |
| Ningdu | 治 | |
| Ruijin | 治 pig, 殺 chicken | |
| Shicheng | 殺 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 治 | |
| Tonggu (Sandu) | 治 | |
| Dayu | 破 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 治 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 治 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 治 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 治 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 治 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 治 | |
| Hong Kong | 劏 | |
| Yangxi (Tangkou) | 劏 | |
| Yangchun (Sanjia) | 劏 | |
| Xinyi (Sihe) | 劏 | |
| Xinyi (Qianpai) | 劏 | |
| Gaozhou (Xindong) | 劏 | |
| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 劏 | |
| Huazhou (Xin'an) | 劏 | |
| Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 劏 | |
| Lianjiang (Qingping) | 劏 | |
| Mengshan (Xihe) | 劏 | |
| Luchuan | 劏 | |
| Sabah (Longchuan) | 劏 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 劏 | |
| Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 劏 | |
| Singkawang | 劏 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 宰, 殺 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 刣 |
| Songxi | 刣 | |
| Zhenghe | 刣 | |
| Jianyang | 刣 | |
| Wuyishan | 刣 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 刣, 刺 |
| Changle | 刣 | |
| Lianjiang | 刣 | |
| Fuqing | 刣 | |
| Pingtan | 刣 | |
| Yongtai | 刣 | |
| Minqing | 刣 | |
| Gutian | 刣 | |
| Pingnan | 刣 | |
| Luoyuan | 刣 | |
| Fu'an | 刣 | |
| Ningde | 刣 | |
| Xiapu | 刣 | |
| Zherong | 刣 | |
| Shouning | 刣 | |
| Zhouning | 刣 | |
| Fuding | 刣 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 刣 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 刣 | |
| Quanzhou | 刣 | |
| Jinjiang | 刣 | |
| Nan'an | 刣 | |
| Shishi | 刣 | |
| Hui'an | 刣 | |
| Anxi | 刣 | |
| Yongchun | 刣 | |
| Dehua | 刣 | |
| Zhangzhou | 刣 | |
| Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 刣 | |
| Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 刣 | |
| Hua'an | 刣 | |
| Nanjing | 刣 | |
| Pinghe | 刣 | |
| Zhangpu | 刣 | |
| Yunxiao | 刣 | |
| Zhao'an | 刣 | |
| Dongshan | 刣 | |
| Tainan | 刣 | |
| Kinmen | 刣 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 刣 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 刣 | |
| Longyan | 刣 | |
| Zhangping | 刣 | |
| Datian | 刣 | |
| Chaozhou | 刣 | |
| Shantou | 刣 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 刣 | |
| Jieyang | 刣 | |
| Lufeng | 刣 | |
| Haifeng | 刣 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 刣 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 刣 | |
| Leizhou | 刣 | |
| Wenchang | 刣 | |
| Haikou | 刣 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 刣 |
| Putian (Donghai) | 刣 | |
| Putian (Jiangkou) | 刣 | |
| Putian (Nanri) | 刣 | |
| Xianyou | 刣 | |
| Xianyou (Fengting) | 刣 | |
| Xianyou (Youyang) | 刣 | |
| Min Zhong | Yong'an | 刣 |
| Sanyuan | 刣 | |
| Shaxian | 刣 | |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 戮 |
| Fuding | 戮 | |
| Luoyuan | 戮 | |
| Sanming | 戮 | |
| Shunchang | 戮 | |
| Hua'an | 戮 | |
| Wu | Suzhou | 殺 |
| Wenzhou | 㷟, 殺 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 殺, 宰 |
| Shuangfeng | 殺 | |
Compounds
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References
- “宰”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
宰
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- superintend
Readings
- Go-on: さい (sai, Jōyō)
- Kan-on: さい (sai, Jōyō)
- Kun: つかさどる (tsukasadoru, 宰る); つかさ (tsukasa, 宰); みこともち (mikotomochi, 宰)
- Nanori: おさむ (osamu, 宰)
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
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| 宰 |
| みこともち Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 宰 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 宰, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
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| 宰 |
| おさむ Grade: S |
| nanori |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 宰 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 宰, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 宰 (MC t͡sʌiX). Recorded as Middle Korean ᄌᆡ〯 (cǒy) (Yale: cǒy) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɛ(ː)] ~ [t͡ɕe̞(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [재(ː)/제(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Hanja
Wikisource宰 (eumhun 재상 재 (jaesang jae))
- Hanja form? of 재 (“official (person)”).
Compounds
Compounds
- 주재 (主宰, jujae)
- 재상 (宰相, jaesang)
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
宰: Hán Nôm readings: tể
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