HSK 5

(cái): cut out, decrease

cái

cut out, decrease

Pinyin

cái

HSK Level

Level 5

Characters

1

English Meaning

cut out, decrease

How to Write (cái)

is written in 12 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

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Origin of

To cut 戈 cloth 衣

What is Made Of

is built from 3 components:

ten, tenth
spear, lance, halberd
cloth

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

体裁

tǐcái

制裁

zhìcái

总裁

zǒngcái

独裁

dúcái

裁判

cáipàn

裁员

cáiyuán

裁缝

cáifeng

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