Chinese character
才
cái
ability, talent, gift
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- ability, talent, gift
- just, only
- ability; talent
- sb of a certain type
- a capable individual
Simplified / Traditional
才→才
Variant forms: 纔
Variant forms
Components
Etymology hint · Ideographic
A sprout growing in the ground, representing a budding talent
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Words
Common words
才能才能cái néngtalent; ability; capacity人才人才rén cáitalent; talented person; looks; attractive looks刚才刚才gāng cáijust now; a moment ago; just now (variant of 剛才|刚才[gang1 cai2])天才天才tiān cáitalent; gift; genius; talented; gifted才华才华cái huátalent; CL:份[fen4]奴才奴才nú caislave; fig. flunkey秀才秀才xiù caia person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical); scholar; skillful wr…才艺才艺cái yìtalent才干才干cái gànability; competence方才方才fāng cáijust now; then
Related characters
Related characters
把bǎ
to grasp, to hold
打dǎ
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
找zhǎo
to search for, to look for, to find
据jù
to possess, to occupy
指zhǐ
finger, toe
搞gǎo
to do, to fix, to make, to settle
按àn
to check, to control, to push, to restrain
报bào
to announce, to report
猜cāi
to guess, to conjecture, to suppose
菜cài
vegetables
采cǎi
to collect, to gather
踩cǎi
to step on
财cái
riches, wealth, valuables
蔡cài
a species of tortoise
彩cǎi
color, hue
材cái
timber