| 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) |
| 主宰 | zhǔ zǎi | to dominate; to rule; to dictate; master |
| 屠宰 | tú zǎi | slaughter; butcher |
| 宰割 | zǎi gē | invade |
| 宰杀 | zǎi shā | to slaughter; to butcher; to put down |
| 屠宰场 | tú zǎi chǎng | slaughterhouse; abattoir |
| 主宰者 | zhǔ zǎi zhě | ruler |
| 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 |
| 巴宰族 | Bā zǎi zú | Pazeh, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan |
| 杀牛宰羊 | shā niú zǎi yáng | slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep; to prepare a big feast (idiom) |
| 杀猪宰羊 | shā zhū zǎi yáng | lit. kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep; to take revenge on one’s oppressors |
| 杀鸡宰鹅 | shā jī zǎi é | kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom) |
| 铁血宰相 | Tiě xuè zǎi xiàng | Iron Chancellor, refers to Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, Minister-President of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890 |
