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才

cái
ability; talent · sb of a certain type
Radical: 扌 Strokes: 3 HSK 2
Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common
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Character Decomposition
Etymology
A sprout growing in the ground, representing a budding talent
Meanings
ability; talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
then and only then
just now
(before an expression of quantity) only
(emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually
cái
(variant of 才 cái) just now
(variant of 才 cái) (before an expression of quantity) only
cái
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Words with 才 334 total
Idioms with 才 163 total Chain