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独裁

Traditional: 獨裁

dú cái

HSK 2.0 · 6

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dú cái · duk6 coi4 (Jyutping)

  1. dictatorship

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

独

Meaning
alone, single, solitary, only
Radical
犭
Strokes
9
Components
⿰犭虫
Cangjie
KHLMI
Four-corner
4523.6

裁

Meaning
cut out; decrease
Radical
衣
Strokes
12
Components
⿹⿱十戈衣
Cangjie
JIYHV
Four-corner
4375.0

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