CHARACTERS / ZAI

“zai” is 7 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

1. 再zàiagainHSK 1 · TONE 4
2. 在zàito existHSK 1 · TONE 4
3. 仔zǎi(dialect) (bound form) young manHSK 4 · TONE 3
4. 灾zāidisasterHSK 5 · TONE 1
5. 载zàito carryHSK 5 · TONE 4
6. 宰zǎito slaughterHSK 6 · TONE 3
7. 栽zāito plantHSK 6 · TONE 1