裁
to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,435 U+88C1
How 裁 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
To cut 戈 cloth 衣
How to remember it
tailor · Heisig RSH #401
衣 clothing + Thanksgiving
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 裁
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 | kàn cài chī fàn , liàng tǐ cái yī | lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); fig. to act ac… |
| 别出心裁 | bié chū xīn cái | to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality; to adopt an original approach |
| 相体裁衣 | xiàng tǐ cái yī | lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances |
| 独出心裁 | dú chū xīn cái | to display originality (idiom); to do things differently |
| 量体裁衣 | liàng tǐ cái yī | (lit.) to cut cloth according to the body (idiom); (fig.) to act according to actual circu… |
| 经济制裁 | jīng jì zhì cái | economic sanctions |
| 法律制裁 | fǎ lǜ zhì cái | legal sanction; prescribed punishment; punishable by law |
| 核裁军 | hé cái jūn | nuclear disarmament |
| 裁纸机 | cái zhǐ jī | trimmer; paper cutter |
| 独裁者 | dú cái zhě | dictator; autocrat |
| 法院裁决 | fǎ yuàn cái jué | court ruling |
| 裁人 | cái rén | to cut staff; to lay off employees |
| 自裁 | zì cái | (literary) to kill oneself; to commit suicide |
| 体裁 | tǐ cái | genre; style; form of writing |
| 主裁 | zhǔ cái | (sports) to referee; to umpire; to officiate; referee; umpire (abbr. for 主裁判[zhu3 cai2 pan… |
| 裁定 | cái dìng | ruling |
| 制裁 | zhì cái | to punish; punishment; sanctions (incl. economic) |
| 裁制 | cái zhì | to tailor; to make clothes |
| 裁度 | cái duó | (formal) to make a judgement call; to decide |
| 裁员 | cái yuán | to cut staff; to lay off employees |