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Character · NounTraditional采

ancient fief; same as '采'(cài)

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

ancient fief; territory granted by a sovereign

literary

A literary/archaic variant of '采' (cài), referring specifically to a noble's fief or estate. Mostly found in classical Chinese texts.

Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
 “
cài采
yì邑
 ”
zhì制
dù度
 。

In ancient times, there was a "fiefdom" system.

Zhè这
piàn片
tǔ土
dì地
céng曾
shì是
mǒu某
wèi位
dà大
fū夫
de的
cài采
dì地
 。

This land was once the fief of a certain noble.