zhāi

vegetarian diet

Senses

/ 齋 zhāi Islamic fast

(bound form) religious fasting in Islam, as during Ramadan

/ 齋 zhāi variants: 亝 to fast

to abstain from meat, alcohol, and spicy foods for religious or ceremonial reasons, or to purify one's mind and body

/ 齋 zhāi variants: 亝 vegetarian food

(bound form) Vegetarian diet, especially food eaten by Buddhists or Daoists.

/ 齋 zhāi variants: 亝 study room

(bound form) A room for study; also used in the names of schools, dormitories, or shops.

/ 齋 zhāi variants: 亝 to give alms

(bound form) To provide food as charity to monks or Daoist priests.

/ 齋 zhāi surname

a Chinese surname

/ 齋 zhāi religious service

(bound form) a religious service performed by monks or priests to pray for blessings or for the dead

References

see 斋/齋 斋戒/齋戒
see 斋/齋 吃斋/吃齋
same_as 齐/齊 斋/齋
old_variant 亝/亝 斋/齋