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纔

cái

talent, ability; just, only

Strokes
23
Radical
糸
HSK
—
Tone
2

Other readings: shān

Simplified form: 才

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 才, the simplified form of 纔. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 他是个天才。

    Tā shì gè tiān cái

    He is a genius.

    Shadow
  • 我有很多才能。

    Wǒ yǒu hěn duō cái néng

    I have many abilities.

    Shadow
  • 哪天才行?

    Něi tiān cái xíng

    Which day is fine?

    Shadow
  • 他刚才到了。

    Tā gāng cái dào le

    He had just arrived.

    Shadow

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 才

  • 才cái 2ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only
  • 刚才gāng cái 1–2 just now; a moment ago
  • 人才rén cái 2–2 talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks
  • 才能cái néng 2–2 talent; ability; capacity
  • 天才tiān cái 1–2 talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted
  • 才干cái gàn 2–4 ability; competence
  • 才华cái huá 2–2 talent
  • 口才kǒu cái 3–2 eloquence
  • 成才chéng cái 2–2 to make sth of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect