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CHINESE CHARACTER

cái

裁

裁

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decision

Numbered pinyin
cai2
English meanings
to cut out (as a dress), to cut, to trim, to reduce, to diminish, to cut back (e.g. on staff), decision, judgment

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the upper right structure

Enclosed from the upper right arrangement: outside (Top–bottom arrangement: top 十; bottom 戈.); inside 衣.

  • Outside

    ⿱
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  • Inside

    衣

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿹⿱十戈衣

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    cái裁jiǎn剪。

    Cut cloth.

  2. 02

    cái裁yīfu衣服。

    Cut out clothes.

  3. 03

    cáijué裁决。

    Adjudicate.

  4. 04

    cái裁yuán员。

    Lay off staff.

  5. 05

    cái裁jiǎn减。

    Reduce.

  6. 06

    cáipàn裁判。

    A judge.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 仲裁
  • 制裁
  • 总裁
  • 裁决
  • 裁判
  • 裁定