元宰 yuánzǎi prime minister Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents yuánzǎi prime minister 元 yuán noun chief (bound form) chief; principal; leading; such as in 元首 yuánshǒu宰 zǎi [official title] (bound form) a title for certain government officials or local administrators in ancient China, such as 宰相 zǎixiàngyuánzǎi ringleader 元 yuán noun chief (bound form) chief; principal; leading; such as in 元首 yuánshǒu宰 zǎi verbnoun to govern (bound form) to govern; to rule; to be in charge of, as seen in 主宰 zhǔzǎi