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CHINESE CHARACTER

cǎi

采

采

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pick

Numbered pinyin
cai3
English meanings
pick, gather

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 爫; bottom 木.

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

Decomposition reference

⿱爫木

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    cǎi采huā花。

    Pick flowers.

  2. 02

    cǎikuàng采矿。

    Mine.

  3. 03

    cǎi采zhāi摘。

    Pick.

  4. 04

    cǎijí采集。

    Collect.

  5. 05

    cǎiqǔ采取。

    Adopt.

  6. 06

    cǎinà采纳。

    Accept.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 兴高采烈
  • 开采
  • 无精打采
  • 采取
  • 采用
  • 采矿
  • 采纳
  • 采访
  • 采购
  • 采集
  • 风采