View source for 裁

{{character info}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=145|rad=衣|as=06|sn=12|four=43750|canj=JIYHV|ids=⿹𢦏衣}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|𬿢}}, {{l|mul|𭢚}}, {{l|mul|𣚸}}, {{l|mul|𦅞}}, {{l|mul|𧸄}}

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=1116.160|dkj=34258|dj=1581.270|hdz=53086.020|uh=88C1}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|衣|𢦏|c1=s|c2=p|ls=psc}}. However, the phonetic component has a reference to a blade and an arrow, hence to the concept of cutting (e.g., fabric).

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=cái
|m-s=
|c=coi4
|c-t=
|g=
|h=pfs=chhài
|j=
|md=còi
|mn=chhâi
|mn-t=cai5
|w=
|x=
|mc=y
|oc=y
|cat=v,n,cls
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# to [[cut out]]; to [[cut]] into [[part]]s
#: {{zh-x|裁縫|to tailor ("to cut and sew")}}
#: {{zh-x|裁 衣服|to cut out a garment}}
#* {{zh-x|不知 細 葉 誰 裁 出，二月 春風 似 剪刀。||ref=7th–8th century, {{w|He Zhizhang}}, {{lang|zh|[[s:zh:詠柳 (賀知章)|詠柳]]}}|CL}}
# to [[cut down]]; to [[decrease]]
#: {{zh-x|裁軍|disarmament}}
#: {{zh-x|裁員|to [[lay off]] staff}}
#: {{zh-x|我 被 公司 裁 了。|I got laid off by my company.}}
# {{lb|zh|literary|or in compounds}} to [[control]]; to [[rule]]
#: {{zh-x|獨裁|authoritarian rule}}
# {{lb|zh|literary|or in compounds}} to [[judge]]; to [[decide]]
#: {{zh-x|裁決|to decide {{q|especially by legal verdict}}}}
#: {{zh-x|仲裁|to arbitrate}}
#: {{zh-x|自裁|to make one's own decision {{q|especially of suicide}}}}
# {{lb|zh|literary|or in compounds}} to [[select]] and [[plan]]
# {{lb|zh|literary|or in compounds}} [[form]] of [[writing]]
#: {{zh-x|體裁|form; style}}
# {{zh-classifier|divisions of standard-size printing paper}}

====Synonyms====
* {{s|to cut down}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|減少}}
* {{s|to control}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|克制}}
* {{s|to judge}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|斷定}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|仲裁|別出心裁|別出新裁|別裁|別裁偽體|制裁|剪裁|副總裁|卓裁|商務仲裁|國際仲裁|國際裁判|報窮制裁|心裁|指腹裁襟|洋裁|混合裁判|清裁|獨出心裁|獨裁|獨裁者|登高賦裁|稱體裁衣|終局裁判|經濟制裁|總裁|自由裁量|自裁|裁併|裁兵|裁刀|裁判|裁判員|裁判書|裁制|裁剪|裁劃|裁可|裁員|裁奪|裁定|裁度|裁成|裁損|裁撤|裁斷|裁格|裁汰|裁決|裁減|裁示|裁答|裁縫|裁縫店|裁縫鋪|裁處|裁衣|裁衣合帳|裁衣尺|裁製|裁詩|裁軍|裁軍會議|裁量|裁錦|裁革|辨裁|量體裁衣|鎔裁|鏤月裁雲|電子裁判|體裁|鬢若刀裁|鴻裁}}

===References===
* {{R:yue:Hanzi}}

{{cat|cmn|Advanced Mandarin}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=6|rs=衣06}}

# cut out, judge

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=ざい
|kanon=さい
|kun=た-つ, さば-く
}}

====Compounds====
{{top2}}
* {{ja-r|裁%判|さい%ばん}}
* {{ja-r|裁%判%所|さい%ばん%しょ}}
* {{ja-r|制%裁|せい%さい}}
* {{ja-r|裁%断|さい%だん}}
* {{ja-r|裁%決|さい%けつ}}
* {{ja-r|最%高%裁|さい%こう%さい}}
* {{ja-r|裁%量|さい%りょう}}
* {{ja-r|天%裁|てん%さい}}
* {{ja-r|簡%裁|かん%さい}}
* {{ja-r|高%裁|こう%さい}}
* {{ja-r|家%裁|か%さい}}
* {{ja-r|地%裁|ち%さい}}
* {{ja-r|裁%縫|さい%ほう}}
* {{ja-r|裁%定|さい%てい}}
{{bottom}}

===Pronunciation===
{{ja-kanjitab|たち|y=irr}}
{{ja-pron|たち}}

===Proper noun===
{{ja-pos|proper|たち}}

# {{surname|ja}}

===References===
* Halpern, New Japanese-English Character Dictionary

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|마르다|마를|재}}

# {{rfdef|ko|sort=衣06}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|hanviet=tài|nom=tài,trài|rs=衣06}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=衣06}}