裁

• 병음: cái
• 한자 분석: 裁 = 衣 (clothing) split around 戈 (weapon), depicting cutting cloth

뜻

자르다; 감원하다; 판정/재정하다

Has multiple meanings depending on context: cutting fabric or paper (裁纸), reducing workforce (裁员), or making judgments (裁判, 裁决). The core meaning involves cutting or making decisive separations.

예문

1. 经济下行期间，很多公司不得不裁员降本。
2. 她裁了一块布准备做窗帘。
3. 这场争议将由仲裁庭来裁定。

사용 가이드

맥락: business, crafts, legal

어조: decisive

올바른 표현

• 公司要裁掉一半员工。(The company is going to cut half its staff.)
• 请帮我裁一下这张纸。(Please help me cut this paper.)

피해야 할 표현

• 我裁了水果。(For cutting food, use 切 — 裁 is for paper, fabric, or metaphorical cutting)

기원과 역사

衣 (clothing) + 戈 (weapon, blade). Originally depicting cutting cloth to make garments, extending to cutting and judging in general.

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal