Unicode: U+88C1

Pinyin: cái

Definition

* 用剪子剪布或用刀子割纸。 ~剪。~缝。~衣。对~。 * 减除,去掉一部分。 ~减。~军。~员。 * 决定,判断。 ~判。~夺(考虑决定)。~决。~度( duó )。~断。 * 安排取舍。 体~。别~。独出心~。 * 节制,抑止。 制~。独~。 * 杀。 自~

cut out; decrease

Structure

裁 graph

Related substructures

Precursors

Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
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Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC