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裁 - cái

cut out; decrease

cut out; decrease

How to read 裁

Click 裁 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyincái
Englishcut out; decrease
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

裁并 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 裁人. Please read 裁兵 one more time.

Common words with this character

cut down and merge
to cut staff; to lay off employees
to reduce troop numbers; disarmament
to crop; to trim

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 裁 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 裁并 and 裁人 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 裁.