独裁
Old HSK 6
独裁 (dúcái) · dictatorship
独裁 (dúcái) means “dictatorship; autocracy”. It is written with 2 characters: 独 (alone) + 裁 (to trim). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 独裁 is built
The characters
独 dú · alone
What 独 is made of
- 犭quǎn — dog
- 虫chóng — insect
- 中zhōng — central
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 中zhōng — central
Origin hint: 犭 gives the meaning, 虫 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
裁 cái · to trim
What 裁 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 戈gē — spear
- 衣yī — cloth
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Example sentences
历史课上我们学习了独裁制度。Lìshǐ kè shàng wǒmen xuéxí le dúcái zhìdù.In history class we studied dictatorship.
他管理公司的方式很独裁。Tā guǎnlǐ gōngsī de fāngshì hěn dúcái.He runs the company in a very autocratic way.
Questions about 独裁
What does 独裁 mean?
独裁 (dúcái) means “dictatorship; autocracy”.
How do you pronounce 独裁?
独裁 is pronounced dúcái.
Which HSK level is 独裁?
独裁 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 单独dāndúalone
- 独立dúlìindependent
- 独特dútèunique
- 独自dúzìalone
- 得天独厚détiāndúhòurichly endowed by nature
- 孤独gūdúlonely
- 唯独wéidúonly
- 总裁zǒngcáipresident (of a company)
- 裁缝cáifengtailor
- 裁判cáipànreferee
Learn 独裁 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 46: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.