Memory phrase for the character: 宰

宰

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Meaning

to manage, govern, rule, to slaughter livestock

Pronunciation

zǎi

Explanation

 Top: roof 宀, below: hot/spicy/bitter 辛 (the image of a needle for tattooing)

Mnemonic
 
Under the roof 'bitterness' is managed.

Radicals

宀 roof
辛 bitter, hot(picture of a needle for tattoo)




 Vocabulary

宰相 zǎi xiàng  prime minister (in feudal China)
主宰 zhǔ zǎi  to dominate; to rule; to dictate; master
屠宰 tú zǎi  slaughter; butcher
 

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