裁 cái
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 衣 — cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
裁定
cáidìng
to rule; to adjudicate; ruling
Characters in this word
定 dìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 专家小组裁定这幅画是真品。 Zhuānjiā xiǎozǔ cáidìng zhè fú huà shì zhēnpǐn. The expert panel ruled that this painting is genuine.
- 法官经过认真考虑，裁定双方各负一半责任。 Fǎguān jīngguò rènzhēn kǎolǜ, cáidìng shuāngfāng gè fù yí bàn zérèn. After careful consideration, the judge ruled that each side bears half the responsibility.
- 委员会裁定这次考试的成绩无效。 Wěiyuánhuì cáidìng zhè cì kǎoshì de chéngjì wúxiào. The committee ruled that the results of this exam were invalid.
Related words
- 裁判 cáipàn referee
- 总裁 zǒngcái chief executive officer
- 裁 cái to cut; to reduce; to dismiss staff
- 裁缝 cáifeng tailor
- 裁决 cáijué to adjudicate; to rule; ruling
- 裁员 cáiyuán to lay off staff; to cut personnel
- 体裁 tǐcái genre; literary form
- 制裁 zhìcái to sanction; sanctions
- 仲裁 zhòngcái to arbitrate; arbitration
- 不一定 bùyídìng not necessarily
- 一定 yídìng definitely; certainly
- 定期 dìngqī regular; at regular times