在 (zài) · Chinese character · Step Learn Chinese

CHINESE CHARACTER

zài

在

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Enclosed from the upper left structure

Enclosed from the upper left arrangement: outside 才; inside 土.

土 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “earth”.

才 is identified as the sound component (cái). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 在.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿸才土

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