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CHINESE CHARACTER
cài
蔡
蔡
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surname Cai
- Numbered pinyin
- cai4
- English meanings
- a surname; (archaic) a kind of tortoise used in divination
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
color; prize
then and only then
material; timber
guess
take notice of
dish
decision
wealth; money
walk
pick
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Related words
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- 蔡姓
- 蔡伦
- 蔡氏