Romanization (Jyutping)
zai3
English translations
to control, system"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Cantonese translation for "must" is not 必 but 必须., to make,
to manufacture, to restrict
Chinese character (simplified) and stroke order animation"How do I write 制 ( zai3 ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This Cantonese dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all individual characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of zai3 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
system | to set up
制 ( zai / zai3 ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 264)
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