哉
zāi
(exclamatory or interrogative particle)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) begin, commence
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) grammatical particle indicating emphasis
- begin, commence
- grammatical particle indicating emphasis
- sentence-final particle indicating exclamation, emphasis, or strong intention
- sentence-medial particle indicating inverted construction for the emphasis of the predicate
Containing this entry
| 優哉遊哉 | yōuzāiyóuzāi | see 悠哉悠哉 yōuzāiyōuzāi |
| 善哉 | shànzāi | excellent |
| 幸甚至哉 | xìngshènzhìzāi | filled with joy (quotation from poems by Cao Cao 曹操 Cáo Cāo) |
| 悠哉 | yōuzāi | see 悠哉悠哉 yōuzāiyōuzāi |
| 悠哉遊哉 | yōuzāiyóuzāi | see 悠哉悠哉 yōuzāiyōuzāi |
| 聖哉經 | shèngzāijīng | Sanctus (section of Catholic mass) |
| 怪哉 | guàizāi |
| 何苦來哉 | hékǔláizāi |
| 優哉游哉 | yōuzāiyóuzāi |
| 哀哉 | āizāi |