• 585th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 30 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cǎi (cai3)to pick • to pluck • to collect • to select • to choose • to gather
2. cǎi (cai3)color • complexion • looks • variant of 採|采[cai3]
3. cài (cai4)allotment to a feudal noble

Pronunciation Clues

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

High Frequency

 ()
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)
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  • 2022nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 14 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhāi (zhai1)to take • to borrow • to pick (flowers, fruit etc) • to pluck • to select • to remove • to take off (glasses, hat etc)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

采摘 (採摘)
摘下 
摘取 
文摘 
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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