材

cái

material · timber

Radical: 木 Strokes: 7

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: 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

材=木+才

Etymology

wood

Meanings

material

timber

ability

aptitude

a capable individual

coffin (old)

cái

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Words with 材 204 total

capability · capable person干材gàn cái idiot蠢材chǔn cái sapwood (between vascular cambium and pith inside growing wood)边材biān cái

Idioms with 材 48 total

lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom) · fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality不见棺材不落泪bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi