| 1 | 宰相 | 宰相 | zǎi xiàng | zai3 xiang4 | prime minister (in feudal China) | | |
| 2 | 宰 | 宰 | zǎi | zai3 | to slaughter livestock; to govern or rule; to cheat customers; imperial official in dynastic China | | |
| 3 | 宰割 | 宰割 | zǎi gē | zai3 ge1 | to slaughter; (fig.) to ride roughshod over; to take advantage of (others) | | |
| 4 | 宰客 | 宰客 | zǎi kè | zai3 ke4 | to cheat customers; to overcharge | | |
| 5 | 宰木已拱 | 宰木已拱 | zǎi mù yǐ gǒng | zai3 mu4 yi3 gong3 | A long time has elapsed since (sb.'s) death. (idiom) | | |
| 6 | 宰人 | 宰人 | zǎi rén | zai3 ren2 | to overcharge; to rip sb off | | |
| 7 | 宰杀 | 宰殺 | zǎi shā | zai3 sha1 | to slaughter (an animal for meat); to butcher | | |
| 8 | 宰牲节 | 宰牲節 | zǎi shēng jié | Zai3 sheng1 jie2 | see 古尔邦节 | | |
| 9 | 宰予 | 宰予 | zǎi yǔ | Zai3 Yu3 | Zai Yu (522-458 BC), disciple of Confucius | | |
| 10 | 宰予昼寝 | 宰予晝寢 | zǎi yǔ zhòu qǐn | Zai3 Yu3 zhou4 qin3 | Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures | | |
| 11 | 宰制 | 宰制 | zǎi zhì | zai3 zhi4 | to rule; to dominate | | |