• 1201st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 46 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cái (cai2)to cut out (as a dress) • to cut • to trim • to reduce • to diminish • to cut back (e.g. on staff) • decision • judgment

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

剪裁 
总裁 (總裁)
裁判 

Uncommon

别出心裁 (別出心裁)
制裁 
副总裁 (副總裁)
独裁 (獨裁)
独裁者 (獨裁者)
裁剪 
裁员 (裁員)
裁定 
裁决 (裁決)
裁缝 (裁縫)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.