多才

multitalented

Characters and words in 多才

duo̅ = du + o1

many; much / too many; in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi-; poly-

多 = 夕 : Mnemonic symbol: Immanuel "Many" Kant.

Many (多) and Doggy Dog (du) have great fun chasing a bat (夕) in front of the observatory (o1). After a while there are two bats (多), and it's not so easy to chase them any more. Suddenly there are more and more (多) bats! Now Many and Doggy Dog experience what it is like to be chased for a change.

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