Word

才 (cái) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

才 (cái) is a Chinese word: just; only then. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 才

副 fù adverb

just; only then

我才知道这件事。

wǒ cái zhī dào zhè jiàn shì

I only just found out about this.

名 míng noun

talent

这个孩子真有才。

zhè ge hái zi zhēn yǒu cái

This child is really talented.

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Word breakdown

才 cái — just; only then

Structure & writing
1 才 cái — talent; ability
才 is a component in 6 characters

才 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order