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埰: fief

By October 28, 2014January 16th, 2017Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning
 

埰 [采] cài

noun
: fief; allotment to a feudal noble

Kun Reading
none applicable

On Reading

[埰] 采 | さい sai OR さえ sae

noun
: dice; die
: baton (of command)

 Usage:

采邑授与 cai4 yi4 shou4yu3: feoffment (in the feudal system) – land given in exchange for a pledge of service



Japanese expression
采配を振る OR 采配を振るう | さいはいをふる OR さいはいをふるう saihai o furu(u)
: to lead; to direct; to take command (coll)
: to wield a baton; to swing a baton

風采が上がらない | ふうさいがあがらない fuusai ga agaranai
: making a poor appearance

 Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
(tu3: earth) suggests the meaning while
采 (cai3: collect; gather) provides the sound.



簡體 Simplified.



 
Look-alike:
Historical Variant
bian4: to sift, distinguish



Variant of:
[采] cai3: to collect; to pick; to pluck; to select; to choose; to gather; bright colors
[kun: とる toru, とれる toreru, とりいれる toriireru.
on: さい sai OR さえ sae]

Simplified form is 采.



 Examples:
none applicable

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary