才

cái = c + ai2

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

才 = 一 + 亅 + 丿 : The King of Chu has been bitten by a X-ray tube and has gained the special ability of X-ray vision. In the airplane, he holds a banana in each hand; through his x-ray vision ability, he is able to see that in one of them there's a crowbar hidden, in the other one a flute.

才

纔

cái = c + ai2

(variant of 才[cai2]) just now / (before an expression of quantity) only

才 character breakdown

才
- 一
- 丿
- 亅

一

yi̅ = y + Ø1

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.

丿

piě = pi + e3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]

Pocahontas (pi-) is eating a banana (丿) in the elevator's living room (-e3).

亅

jué = ju + e2

"vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6) / see also 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4 gou1]

Mnemonic symbol: 亅 looks like a crowbar. Zeus (ju) is bored and presses all the buttons next to the elevator kitchen's (e2) door with his crowbar (亅).

Characters with 才 as component

团

糰

tuán = tu + an2

dumpling

团 = 囗 + 才 : Tommy Turtle inspects the super secret box that has arrived just inside anthill. He's not supposed to open it, but with his super X-ray vision ability, he can see that it is filled with balls and dumplings.

团

團

tuán = tu + an2

round / lump / ball / to roll into a ball / to gather / regiment / group / society / classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke)

材

cái = c + ai2

material / timber / ability / aptitude / a capable individual / coffin (old)

材 = 才 + 木 : In the airplane, the King of Chu investigates a Christmas tree with his secret X-ray vision super power. He can see that the material the tree is made out of is not timber; instead, he sees that the tree has been 3D printed.

财

財

cái = c + ai2

money / wealth / riches / property / valuables

财 = 才 + 贝 : The King of Chu found a big money bag in the airplane's kitchen, but he knows that there is no free lunch. Carefully, he scans the content of the bag with his X-ray power vision, and inside the bag, he finds a crab waiting to strike on its prey.

闭

閉

bì = bi + Ø4

to close / to stop up / to shut / to obstruct

闭 = 才 + 门 : The way out of the space station's bathroom is blocked! Brunhilde shut the door and is unable to open it again. Fortunately, as she uses her secret X-ray super ability, she discovers a secret door in the floor.

豺

chái = ch + ai2

dog-like animal / ravenous beast / dhole (Cuon Alpinus) / jackal

鼒

zi̅ = z + Ø1

tripod with a small opening on top