Dictionary/再

再

zài

ㄗㄞˋ
HSK 1TOCFL Novice 16 strokestop 20 by use on the map →
1again; once more; re-
2further; beyond this point of time
3(before an adjective) more
4then (after sth, and not until then)
5no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis)
6(used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc)
7(literary) to reappear; to reoccur

Etymology

pictographic · Two fish 冉 caught on a line 一

Radical

冂 · again, twice, re-

Composition

⿱一冉

Writing

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Often confused with