| zǎi | slaughter/butcher/govern/rule/official |
| 宰 | to slaughter livestock to govern or rule to cheat customers |
| 宰予 | Zai Yu (522-458 BC), disciple of Confucius |
| 宰予昼寝 | Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures |
| 宰人 | to overcharge to rip somebody off |
| 宰制 | rule dominate |
| 宰割 | invade |
| 宰客 | to cheat customers to overcharge |
| 宰杀 | to slaughter to butcher to put down |
| 宰牲节 | Animal Slaughtering Festival |
| 宰相 | prime minister (in feudal China) |