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体裁 (tǐ cái) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

体裁 (tǐ cái) is a Chinese word: genre. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 体裁

名 míng noun

genre

散文和诗歌是不同的体裁。

sǎn wén hé shī gē shì bù tóng de tǐ cái

Prose and poetry are different genres.

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Word breakdown

体 tǐ — form, style

裁 cái — pattern, format

Structure & writing
1 体 tǐ — the whole body of a person or animal; by extension, a part of the body

体 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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1.2 本 běn — root or stem of a plant
本 is a component in 2 characters

Stroke order

2 裁 cái — to arrange and select (mostly used in literary arts)

裁 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 十 shí — ten (the number 9+1)
十 is a component in 29 characters
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