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Pronunciation

Mandarin	zài
Cantonese (Jyutping)	zoi6
反切 Fanqie	昨代切
Japanese Kun	aru, imasu
Japanese On	zai
Korean (Hangul)	재
Korean (Yale)	cay
Vietnamese	tại

Meaning

Definition

be at, in, on; consist in, rest

Character Rank

Traditional	8
Simplified	7
常用字表	6
Hong Kong Grade Level	1
HSK v.3 Level	1
HSK v.3 Writing Level	1

Common Words With This Character  

现在	xiànzài	now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays
存在	cúnzài	to exist; to be; existence
在于	zàiyú	to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with
实在	shízài	really; actually; indeed; true; real; (philosophy) reality
在意	zàiyì	to care about; to mind
自在	zìzai	free; unrestrained; comfortable; at ease

Related Characters

Kangxi Radical	土 (#32:earth)
Shuowen Radical	土
Same Structure & Phonetic Component	(Sign-in required)

Computer Encoding

Unicode	U+5728
Big 5	A662
GB2312	D4DA

Input Method Codes

Cangjie	klg
Four Corner	4021.4
WuBi 86	dhfd
WuBi 98	dhfd