Character
才
- 1. talent; ability
- 2. talented person
- 3. a surname
- 4. just; a short while ago
- 5. indicates something happened or ended late
- 6. indicates a result only possible under a certain condition (often preceded by 只有 or 必须)
- 7. indicates small quantity, low frequency, poor ability, or low degree
- 8. used for emphasis (often followed by 呢 at the end of the sentence)
- 9. indicates a high degree
Words using 才 as cái (10)
Structure & writing
才
— talent; ability
才 is a component in 6 characters
才 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order