材
HSK 3
材 (cái): material, stuff, timber
cái
material, stuff, timber
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Pinyin
cái
HSK Level
Level 3
Characters
1
English Meaning
material, stuff, timber
How to Write 材 (cái)
材 is written in 7 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.
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Origin of 材
A phono-semantic compound: 木 (wood) carries the meaning, and 才 hints at the pronunciation.
What 材 is Made Of
材 is built from 2 components:
木tree
才ability, talent, gift
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Words Using 材
Common Chinese words that contain 材:
器材
qìcái
教材
jiàocái
材料
cáiliào
身材
shēncái
题材
tícái
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