Dictionary/才

才

cái

ㄘㄞˊ
HSK 2TOCFL L13 strokestop 20 by use on the map →
1ability; talent
2sb of a certain type
3a capable individual
4then and only then
5just now
6(before an expression of quantity) only
7(emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually

Etymology

ideographic · A sprout growing in the ground, representing a budding talent

Radical

扌 · ability, talent, gift; just, only

Composition

⿻扌?

Writing

stroke order · 3
1
2
3