柴

chái

ch+ái·2nd tone

firewood

Radical: 木 Strokes: 10

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Character Decomposition

柴=此+木

Etymology

wood

Meanings

firewood

lean (of meat)

thin (of a person)

chái

surname Chai

Chái

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Words with 柴 163 total

match (for lighting fire) · CL:根 gēn,盒 hé火柴huǒ chái firewood柴草chái cǎo plant material used as fuel (firewood, straw, leaves etc)柴火chái huo a variety of free-range chicken, small with furless legs, laying smaller eggs柴鸡chái jī

Idioms with 柴 20 total Chain

(idiom) to be reduced to skin and bones due to excessive grief over the death of one's parents; to be emaciated from mourning柴毁骨立chái huǐ gǔ lì (lit.) firewood, rice, oil and salt (idiom) · (fig.) life's daily necessities柴米油盐chái mǐ yóu yán (idiom) explosive mutual passion; blaze of passion (esp. between lovers)干柴烈火gān chái liè huǒ (idiom) as thin as a match; emaciated骨瘦如柴gǔ shòu rú chái While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo