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Kanji Detail for 宰 - "govern, preside, manage"
宰
- Meaning
宰 means "govern, preside, manage."
Govern - To rule; to manage.
Preside - To be in charge.
Steward - One who manages affairs.
Chef - A cook (historical).
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
superintend; manager; rule
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
to slaughter; to rule
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to slaughter, to butcher; to govern, to rule
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To govern. The heart is the governor of the Way. See (Xunzi). Hence, now uncertainty is called 胸無主宰. Also, (Records of the Grand Historian) "governing all things." Meaning ruling everything. | An official title. Chief. Meaning to manage affairs. One in charge of food is called 膳宰, 庖宰. One managing court law is called 宰夫. The chief of all officials is called 冢宰. All in (Rites of Zhou). The head of household servants is also called 宰. Such as Ran Qiu being 宰 for the Ji clan. A town chief is also called 宰. Such as Ziyou being 宰 of Wucheng. Both in (Analects). County magistrates were also called 邑宰. | To slaughter. Cutting meat. Such as Chen Ping dividing meat very evenly. See (Book of Han). Now killing livestock is also called 宰牲.
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