才 cái

ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only

HSK 33 strokes

Stroke order animation

才 · 3 strokes

3 strokes

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Ideograph⿻扌？

A sprout growing in the ground, representing a budding talent

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gāng cáijust now

rén cáitalent; talented person; looks; attractive looks

cái néngtalent

tiān cáitalent

cái huátalent

duō cái duō yìmultitalented

kǒu cáieloquence

chéng cáito make sth of oneself

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