斋 - zhāi - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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齋 (斋)

zhāi

Definition

to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc
vegetarian diet
study room
building
to give alms (to a monk)

Character Decomposition

Related words (16)

齋堂

zhāi táng

dining hall in a Buddhist temple

to fast

fasting days; a fast

(religious) offerings

齋祭

zhāi jì

to offer sacrifices (to gods or ancestors) whilst abstaining from meat, wine etc

齋飯

zhāi fàn

food given to Buddhist monks as alms

study (room)

to beg for food (of monks)

吃齋

chī zhāi

to abstain from eating meat; to be a vegetarian

大齋

dà zhāi

to fast; to abstain from food

to fast

fast (in several religions); Ramadan (Islam); see also 齋月

開齋

kāi zhāi

to stop following a vegetarian diet; to break a fast

打齋

dǎ zhāi

to beg for (vegetarian) food

vegetarian food

great fast; Christian lent

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