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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- cai3
- English meanings
- tread, tramp, tromp, scrunch, trample, walk, step, step on
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 足; right 采.
Meaning & sound clues
足 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “foot”.
采 is identified as the sound component (cǎi). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 踩.
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
guess
take notice of
dish
surname Cai
decision
wealth; money
pick
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