1. 採

採

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  1. 採 is the 585th most frequent character.
  2. 採 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 採 appears as a character in 30 words.
  4. 採 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
採 => 扌, 采
Radical :
採 => 扌 (hand), 爫 (claw/talon), 木 (tree)
Graphical :
採 => 亅, 二, 爫, 一, 丨, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. cai3 - to pick/to pluck/to collect/to select/to choose/to gather
  2. cai3 - color/complexion/looks/variant of 採|采[cai3]
  3. cai4 - allotment to a feudal noble

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 採 (cai3): The component 采 is pronounced as 'cai3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 採 (cai3): The component 采 is pronounced as 'cai3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 採 (cai3): The component 采 is pronounced as 'cai4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 採 (cai4): The component 采 is pronounced as 'cai3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 採 (cai4): The component 采 is pronounced as 'cai4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

采 (採)
采取 (採取)
采用 (採用)
采访 (採訪)
采购 (採購)

Medium Frequency

尼采 (尼採)
采光 (採光)
采摘 (採摘)
采石场 (採石場)
采纳 (採納)
采花 (採花)
采集 (採集)
采风 (採風)
开采 (開採)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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