斋 (zhāi): to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc, vegetarian diet
斋 (zhāi) is a Chinese character meaning “to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 文 (script). It ranks #3420 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc
- vegetarian diet
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 斋戒 | zhāi jiè | to observe a religious fast |
| 斋藤 | zhāi téng | Saitō (Japanese surname) |
| 斋月 | zhāi yuè | Ramadan (Islam) |
| 斋期 | zhāi qī | fasting days |
| 书斋 | shū zhāi | study (room) |
| 大开斋 | dà kāi zhāi | see 開齋節|开斋节[Kai1 zhai1 jie2] |
| 大斋期 | dà zhāi qī | Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter) |
| 大斋节 | dà zhāi jié | great fast |
| 开斋节 | kāi zhāi jié | (Islam) Eid al-Fitr, festival that marks the end of Ramadan |
| 大斋 | dà zhāi | to fast |
| 开斋 | kāi zhāi | to stop following a vegetarian diet |
| 斋果 | zhāi guǒ | (religious) offerings |
| 打斋 | dǎ zhāi | to beg for (vegetarian) food |
| 斋教 | zhāi jiào | Zhaijiao sect of Buddhism |
| 化斋 | huà zhāi | to beg for food (of monks) |
斋 appears in 26 compound words: 38 as the first character, 42 as the last, and 19 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
学习斋字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。
xué xí zhāi zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Learning to write the character "斋" requires repeated practice to ensure it is written neatly.
汶航斋月行善暖人心系列义举惠及贫户与孤儿
汶 háng zhāi yuè háng shàn nuǎn rén xīn xì liè yì jǔ huì jí pín hù yǔ gū ér
Wenhang's Series of Charitable Acts During Ramadan Warms Hearts, Benefiting the Poor and Orphans
【战况R5】在港第3仗开斋!呢只巨富拍卖会自己买!
zhàn kuàng R 5 zài gǎng dì 3 zhàng kāi zhāi ! ne zhī jù fù pāi mài huì zì jǐ mǎi !
[Round 5 Update] Third win in Hong Kong! This tycoon bought the lot at his own auction!
跳湖勇救3母女 7青年赴首相官邸与安华开斋
tiào hú yǒng jiù 3 mǔ nǚ 7 qīng nián fù shǒu xiāng guān 邸 yǔ ān huá kāi zhāi
Seven young men who jumped into a lake to rescue a mother and her two daughters visited the Prime Minister’s official residence to break the fast with Anwar
阿联酋驻港总领事馆首办“斋月足球杯” 滙聚穆斯林足球爱好者
ā lián 酋 zhù gǎng zǒng lǐng shì guǎn shǒu bàn zhāi yuè zú qiú bēi 滙 jù mù sī lín zú qiú ài hǎo zhě
The UAE Consulate General in Hong Kong Hosts First-Ever "Ramadan Soccer Cup," Bringing Together Muslim Soccer Enthusiasts
Character Family
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