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宰 = 宀 + 辛

宰 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “to slaughter”. It is built from 宀 (roof) and 辛 (bitter). It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword
to slaughter
Pinyin (Mandarin)
zǎi
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
убивать
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
宰 superintend

Decomposition

ids

  1. 宀 roof
  2. 辛 bitter

Characters that contain 宰

How to find 宰 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “roof” + “bitter”. 宰 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 宰 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.