才

cái

just now; only; not until; only then; (before a quantity) merely; only; ability; talent; a talented person

Radical: 扌 HSK 2 d, c, n ideographic

Components & Etymology

才 decomposes into the following components:

扌

Words containing 才

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 才.

不才
bù cái
untalented
人才
rén cái
a person's talent
偏才
piān cái
talent in a particular area
全才
quán cái
all-rounder
刚才
gāng cái
just now
却才
què cái
just now
口才
kǒu cái
eloquence
多才
duō cái
multi-talented
天才
tiān cái
talent
奇才
qí cái
genius
奴才
nú cai
slave
将才
jiàng cái
talented field commander (military)

Related characters (radical 扌)

Characters that share the radical 扌.

㧐 㧑 㧜 㧟 扌 扎 扑 扒 打 扔 払 托 扛 扞 扢 扣 扦 执 扩 扪 扫 扬 扭 扮

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