哉 zāi
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zāi
particle
exclamatory particle
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 哉 is used as a final exclamatory particle in Literary Chinese expressing surprise, sadness, or confirmation (Guoyu '哉' particle 2-4; Kroll 2015 '哉' 1; NCCED '哉' 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 146; Unihan '哉') -
zāi
particle
interrogative particle
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 哉 may be added to the end of a question. For example, 是誠何心哉？'What really was my mind in the matter?' (Mengzi: 1.7/4/17, translation by Legge; Guoyu '哉' particle 1; NCCED '哉' 2; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 146; Unihan '哉') -
zāi
verb
to start
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 开始 (Guoyu '哉' v 1)
Contained in
- 善哉 Sadhu ; excellent
Also contained in
岂不惜哉 、 悠哉悠哉 、 快哉此风 、 哀哉 、 殆哉圾乎 、 呜呼哀哉 、 何足道哉 、 圣哉经
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
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