财

cái

c+ái·2nd tone

money · wealth

Radical: 贝 Strokes: 7

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

资质货贤贞贵赏贼责贫费贪

Same radical

资质货贤贞贵赏贼责贫费贪赛赞贝

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Stroke Order · 7 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

财=贝+才

Etymology

money

Meanings

money

wealth

riches

property

valuables

cái

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Words with 财 254 total

property ownership or right · financial power · financial control财权cái quán god of wealth财神cái shén wealth and influence财势cái shì financial group财团cái tuán financial affairs; finance财务cái wù financial resources · source of revenue财源cái yuán

Idioms with 财 70 total Chain

lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom) · fig. avaricious · tightfisted爱财如命ài cái rú mìng ill-gotten wealth or gains不义之财bù yì zhī cái rich and imposing · rich and overbearing财大气粗cái dà qì cū

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