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菑

zāi

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Source form: 菑 / 灾
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
old variant of 災|灾[zāi]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2b00ee64ac334ba6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

菑 灾 [zai1] /old variant of 災|灾[zai1]/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

zī

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Source form: 菑
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(archaic) field recently opened for cultivation / (literary) to weed
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-5298243b8c165be9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

菑 菑 [zi1] /(archaic) field recently opened for cultivation/(literary) to weed/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Zī

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Source form: 菑
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
surname Zi
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-b20ec726d9fd8384. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

菑 菑 [Zi1] /surname Zi/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

Other forms in these source records: 灾

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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