| 宰 | zǎi | to slaughter livestock; to govern or rule; to cheat customers; Imperial official in dynastic China |
| 宰相 | zǎi xiàng | prime minister (in feudal China) |
| 宰割 | zǎi gē | invade |
| 宰杀 | zǎi shā | to slaughter; to butcher; to put down |
| 宰予 | Zǎi Yǔ | Zai Yu (522-458 BC), disciple of Confucius |
| 宰予昼寝 | Zǎi Yǔ zhòu qǐn | Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures |
| 宰人 | zǎi rén | to overcharge; to rip somebody off |
| 宰制 | zǎi zhì | rule; dominate |
| 宰客 | zǎi kè | to cheat customers; to overcharge |