裁 (cái) — Chinese Character

裁

cái

to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment

Radical: 衣 HSK 7 v ideographic

Components & Etymology

裁 decomposes into the following components:

十戈衣

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 裁.

主裁

zhǔ cái

仲裁

zhòng cái

体裁

tǐ cái

制裁

zhì cái

剪裁

jiǎn cái

总裁

zǒng cái

独裁

dú cái

自裁

zì cái

裁人

cái rén

裁兵

cái bīng

裁军

cái jūn

裁决

cái jué

Characters that share the radical 衣.

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