才 cái

ㄘㄞˊ

HSK 2 TOCFL L1 常用国字3 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

8(variant of 才) just now (才 · ability)

9(variant of 才) (before an expression of quantity) only (才 · ability)

Etymology

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

Radical

扌 · hand

Composition

⿻扌？

Writing

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Words with 才

才cái 刚才gāngcái 才能cáinéng 人才réncái 天才tiāncái 口才kǒucái 才华cáihuá 成才chéngcái 才智cáizhì 奴才núcai 适才shìcái 方才fāngcái 秀才xiùcai 奇才qícái 才子cáizǐ 才干cáigàn 将才jiàngcái 才识cáishí

Often confused with

就 vs 才刚 vs 刚才

Sounds like: cai2