Tom got ripped off.
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宰
zǎi
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6
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zǎi · zoi2 (Jyutping)
- to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc)
- (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge
- (bound form) to govern; to rule
- (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China)
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Character breakdown
宰
- Meaning
- to slaughter; to rule
- Radical
- 宀
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- ⿱宀辛
- Cangjie
- JYTJ
- Four-corner
- 3040.1
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