寨 (zhài): stockade
寨 (zhài) is a Chinese character meaning “stockade.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 宀 (structural) and 木 (structural). It ranks #2248 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 寨 a fortress 宀 with walls made of wood 木. Its radical form 宀 (roof) appears in many related characters such as 客 (kè, guest, customer), 家 (jiā, home, family), 它 (tā, it).
Definitions
- stockade
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA fortress 宀 with walls made of wood 木
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 柬埔寨proper-noun | jiǎn pǔ zhài | Cambodia |
| 山寨noun | shān zhài | fortified hill village |
| 安营扎寨phrase | ān yíng zhā zhài | to set up camp |
| 边寨noun | biān zhài | frontier stockade |
| 营寨noun | yíng zhài | barracks |
| 村寨noun | cūn zhài | (stockaded) village |
| 九寨沟风景名胜区 | jiǔ zhài gōu fēng jǐng míng shèng qū | Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historical Interest Area, Sichuan |
| 山寨机noun | shān zhài jī | knockoff cell phone |
| 引狗入寨 | yǐn gǒu rù zhài | lit. to lead the dog into the village (idiom) |
| 九龙城寨proper-noun | jiǔ lóng chéng zhài | Kowloon Walled City |
| 寨卡病毒noun | zhài kǎ bìng dú | Zika virus |
| 山寨货 | shān zhài huò | a fake |
| 大寨proper-noun | dà zhài | Dazhai |
| 小寨proper-noun | xiǎo zhài | Xiaozhai neighborhood of Xi'an |
| 烟花寨 | yān huā zhài | brothel (esp. in Yuan theater) |
寨 appears in 29 compound words: 3 as the first character, 66 as the last, and 31 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 寨 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
这个山寨已经存在了几百年，是当地的历史遗迹。
Zhè gè shānzhài yǐjīng cúnzài le jǐbǎi nián, shì dāngdì de lìshǐ yíjì.
This mountain fortress has existed for several hundred years and is a local historical site.
74件流失海外珍贵文物回归柬埔寨
7 4 jiàn liú shī hǎi wài zhēn guì wén wù huí guī jiǎn 埔 zhài
74 precious cultural relics lost overseas were returned to Cambodia
【新春走基层·走进贵州】这些曾经沉寂的村寨,热闹起来了
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng zǒu jìn guì zhōu zhè xiē céng jīng chén jì de cūn zhài , rè nào qǐ lái le
【New Year Grassroots Walk, Into Guizhou】 These once silent villages have become lively
2025年1月柬埔寨服装和鞋类出口额攀升至14亿美元
nián yuè jiǎn 埔 zhài fú zhuāng hé xié lèi chū kǒu é pān shēng zhì yì měi yuán
[Translation pending - quota exceeded]
2025年1月柬埔寨燃料进口额小幅攀升至2.2亿美元
nián yuè jiǎn 埔 zhài rán liào jìn kǒu é xiǎo fú pān shēng zhì . yì měi yuán
Cambodia's fuel imports climbed slightly to $220 million in January 2025
柬埔寨理工学院启动“创业火花2026”计划扶持...
jiǎn 埔 zhài lǐ gōng xué yuàn qǐ dòng chuàng yè huǒ huā jì huá fú chí . . .
Cambodian Institute of Technology launched the "Entrepreneurial Spark 2026" plan to support...
我似乎不太喜欢小米，我觉得小米是屌丝用的手机，就是个山寨机。
Wǒ sìhū bù tài xǐhuan xiǎomǐ, wǒ juéde xiǎomǐ shì diǎosī yòng de shǒujī, jiùshì gè shānzhàijī.
I don't really like Xiaomi phones, and I think that they're for losers. They're like knock-offs.
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