• 585th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 68 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
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

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

采取 (採取)
采用 (採用)
采访 (採訪)
采购 (採購)
风采 (風采)

Uncommon

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)
文采 
无精打采 (無精打采)
神采 
神采奕奕 
兴高采烈 (興高采烈)
开采 (開採)

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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.