cái

Radical: 木 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

材 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 材

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 材.

不材
bù cái
untalented
主材
zhǔ cái
principal or main material (engineering)
人材
rén cái
a person's talent
取材
qǔ cái
to collect material
器材
qì cái
equipment
型材
xíng cái
基材
jī cái
媒材
méi cái
寿材
shòu cái
coffin
干材
gàn cái
ability
废材
fèi cái
建材
jiàn cái
building materials

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