寨

zhài

stronghold · stockade

Radical: 宀 Strokes: 14

Structure: Top-middle-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

家安定客官实密室寒容守宝

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家安定客官实密室寒容守宝宿宫宁

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Character Decomposition

Etymology

A fortress 宀 with walls made of wood 木

Meanings

stronghold

stockade

camp

(stockaded) village

zhài

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Words with 寨 60 total

frontier stockade边寨biān zhài fortified hill village · mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits) · (fig.) knockoff (goods) · counterfeit · imitation山寨shān zhài barracks营寨yíng zhài to seize a stronghold · to surprise the enemy in his camp劫寨jié zhài fort · fortress堡寨bǎo zhài Dazhai大寨dà zhài

Idioms with 寨 4 total

to set up camp · Taiwan pr.安营扎寨ān yíng zhā zhài lit. to lead the dog into the village (idiom) · fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble引狗入寨yǐn gǒu rù zhài