zhāi
Traditional: 齋
斋 (zhāi) is a Chinese word meaning “to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc; vegetarian diet; study room”.
Meanings
- 1to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc
- 2vegetarian diet
- 3study room
- 4building
- 5to give alms (to a monk)
Related words
斋old variant of 齋|斋[zhai1]斋戒to observe a religious fast; to abstain from food or certain activities before a ritual斋藤Saitō (Japanese surname)斋月Ramadan (Islam)斋期fasting days书斋study (room)化斋to beg for food (of monks)吃斋to abstain from eating meat四旬斋Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)大斋to fast大斋期Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)大斋节great fast