裁

• 拼音: cái
• 汉字拆解: 裁 = 衣 (clothing) split around 戈 (weapon), depicting cutting cloth

含义

To cut; to trim; to reduce (staff). Also means to judge or rule (as in arbitration).

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.

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: business, crafts, legal

语气: decisive

正确说法

• 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.)

错误说法

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

起源与历史

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

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal