Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "寨", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "寨", and master the standard way of writing the character "寨".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 寨
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "寨" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
寨 [zhài]
Definition:
1. 防守用的栅栏: stockade for defense.
Example: 鹿寨 (liuzhai) - a military obstacle commonly made from sharpened bamboo or wood, now often made of iron spikes.
2. 旧时驻兵的营地: camp where troops were stationed in ancient times.
Example: 营寨 (yingzhai), 山寨 (shanzhai), 水寨 (shuizhai), 安营扎寨 (anyingzhazhai) - to set up camp.
3. 村庄: village.
Example: 村寨 (cunzai), 苗寨 (miaozhai) - typical stockaded villages.
Detailed meanings:
1. The original meaning refers to a wooden stockade used for defense.
2. Often refers to a military station surrounded on all sides, a camp or fortification.
3. A village that is fortified or has stockade defenses.
Literary references:
1. “敌军已近寨。” (Enemy troops are nearing the camp.)
2. “寨中人踡伏。” (People in the stockade are crouching.)
3. “借寨墙为蔽。” (Use the stockade wall for concealment.)
Examples:
- 出现寨落 (a village with a stockade or fence).
- 寨垛 (the parapet on the stockade wall).
- 寨屋 (barracks).
Additional examples:
- 山寨 (mountain village).
- 边寨 (border village).
- 守寨 (defending the stockade).