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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- cai1
- English meanings
- guess, conjecture, speculation, suspect, put_on, speculate
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 犭; right 青.
Meaning & sound clues
犭 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “dog”.
青 is identified as the sound component (qīng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 猜.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
color; prize
then and only then
material; timber
take notice of
dish
surname Cai
decision
wealth; money
walk
pick
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 猜想
- 猜测
- 猜谜