Zai may refer to: *

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

, formerly Zaire, ongoing UNDP code ZAI *

Zaï Zaï or Tassa is a farming technique to dig pits (20-30 cm long and deep and 90 cm apart) in the soil during the preseason to catch water and concentrate compost. The technique is traditionally used in western Sahel (Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali) to ...

, an off season farming technique to collect water and nutrients from compost, to restore degraded drylands and increase soil fertility * Zai (surname) (宰), a Chinese surname *

Zai (tribe) Zai (), are Pashtun tribes in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The title of tribe end in Zai and their clans end in Khel. Pashtuns (/ˈpʌʃˌtʊn/, /ˈpɑːʃˌtʊn/, /ˈpæʃˌtuːn/; Pashto: پښتانه, Pəx̌tānə́), 7also known as Pakhtuns 8or Pa ...

, Pashtun tribes * Zai, Palghar, a village in Maharashtra, India * Zväz autorov a interprétov populárnej hudby ( Union of Authors and Performers, ZAI), a presenter of the

ZAI Awards The ZAI Awards (''Hudobný fond'' or HF) are a Slovakia, Slovak music accolade presented by ''Zväz autorov a interprétov populárnej hudby'' (ZAI) to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry, industry for the preceding year in ...

Zaire Zaire (, ), officially the Republic of Zaire (french: République du Zaïre, link=no, ), was a Congolese state from 1971 to 1997 in Central Africa that was previously and is now again known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Zaire was, ...

, a former state in Africa *

Zayin Zayin (also spelled zain or zayn or simply zay) is the seventh letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician Zayin , Hebrew Zayin , Yiddish Zoyen , Aramaic Zain , Syriac Zayn ܙ, and Arabic Zayn or Zāy . It represents the sound . The Ph ...

, a letter of many Semitic abjads *

Isthmus Zapotec Isthmus Zapotec, also known as Juchitán Zapotec ( native name ''diidxazá;'' Spanish: ''Zapoteco del Istmo''), is a Zapotecan language spoken in Tehuantepec and Juchitán de Zaragoza, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. According to the census of 1 ...

(ISO 639-3: zai), a Zapotecan language of Mexico

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Li Zai Li Zai (); ca. (''unknown''-1431) was a Chinese painter of landscapes and human figures during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). His specific birth year is not known. Li was born in Putian in Fujian province and active during the Xuande era. ...

(died 1343), Chinese painter *

Wang Zai Wang Zai (), né Wang Yanzai (), was a general of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, most well known for his participation in Emperor Wuzong's campaign against the warlord Liu Zhen, who ruled Zhaoyi Circuit (昭義, headquartered in modern Changzhi, Sha ...

, Chinese general of the Tang Dynasty *

Yuan Zai Yuan Zai (元載) (713 – May 10, 777), courtesy name Gongfu (公輔), formally Duke Huang of Yingchuan (潁川荒公) and then Duke Chengzong of Yingchuan (潁川成縱公), Duke Zhong of Yingchuan (潁川忠公), was a Chinese economist, histori ...

(died 777), Chinese noble, Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty *

Zhang Zai Zhang Zai () (1020–1077) was a Chinese philosopher and politician. He is most known for laying out four ontological goals for intellectuals: to build up the manifestations of Heaven and Earth's spirit, to build up good life for the populace, to ...

(1020–1077), Chinese philosopher and cosmologist *

Zai Bennett Zai Bennett (born 1974) is a television executive. He is the director of Sky Atlantic and former controller of BBC Three.

, Television executive *

Zai Fundo Llazar (Zai) Fundo (born March 20, 1899 in Görice, Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire died September 20, 1944 in Kukës, Albania) was an Albanian Communist, later social-democratic journalist and writer. He was a former member of the Comintern ...

(1899–1944), Albanian journalist and writer

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