栽
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zāi · to cultivate, to plant, to tend

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #8512
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10Total strokes

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Upper-right enclosureCharacter structure

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木Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 栽

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zāiWords pronounced zāi
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Example sentences

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Tā mén xiǎng zāi péi xīn pǐn zhǒng de mǐ lái zēng jiā liáng shí shēng chǎn.他們想栽培新品種的米來增加糧食生產。

They want to increase food production by growing new kinds of rice.

Source: Tatoeba #339601 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wéi le zēng tiān jié rì de qì fēn, nà lǐ de rén yòng pén zāi zhuāng shì tā mén de jiā.為了增添節日的氣氛 ,那裡的人用盆栽裝飾他們的家。

People there decorate their homes with potted flowers to add to the festival atmosphere.

Source: Tatoeba #766031 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cǐ shān shì wǒ kāi, cǐ shù shì wǒ zāi, yào xiǎng cóng cǐ guò, liú xià mǎi lù cái.此山是我開,此樹是我栽,要想從此過,留下買路財。

This mountain was opened by me; this tree was planted by me. If you wish to pass through here, leave behind your toll money.

Source: Tatoeba #14011852 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nóng fū jǐng gào háizi mén bú yào jiàn tà xīn zāi zhǒng de zuò wù.農夫警告孩子們不要踐踏新栽種的作物。

The farmer warned the children not to stomp on the freshly planted crops.

Source: Tatoeba #13153663 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 栽 in context

  1. Say zāi, then recall the core meaning: to cultivate, to plant, to tend.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the upper-right enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 栽培 (zāi péi), meaning “to grow”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 栽 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.