才 (cái)
only then; just now; talent
How 才 is written
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 𠂇 — left hand
- Traditional
- 才
- Simplified
- 才 (unchanged)
Components
- 𠂇 left hand
- ㇒ N/A
Common words using 才
- 人才 réncái
- a person's talent; talented person; distinguished person
- 剛才 gāngcái
- just now; a moment ago
- 天才 tiāncái
- talent; gift; genius
- 人盡其才 rénjìnqícái
- employ one's talent to the fullest; everyone gives of their best
- 偏才 piāncái
- talent in a particular area
- 全才 quáncái
- all-rounder; versatile
- 博學多才 bóxuéduōcái
- erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
- 口才 kǒucái
- eloquence
- 多才 duōcái
- multi-talented; many-sided skills
- 多才多藝 duōcáiduōyì
- multi-talented
- 奇才 qícái
- genius
- 奴才 núcai
- slave; fig. flunkey
才 in a sentence
我才剛到家，累死了。
Wǒ cái gāng dàojiā, lèisǐ le.
“I just got home; I'm exhausted.”
How common is 才?
才 is the 235th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 59.2% of all running text.
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