斋
zhāi

vegetarian diet

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approved by Marcus Ngai · Apr 5, 2026, 07:35 AM · Reviewed by Marcus Ngai on Apr 5, 2026, 07:35 AM

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Simplified form of 齋. Phonosemantic compound. 示 represents the meaning and 齊 represents the sound.

Components

齐
齐 SoundRemnant component
而
而 Simplified component

Shorthand for the bottom half of the traditional character 齋.

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode