Mnemonic comic for 才
Translation
Mnemonic
Mnemonic symbol: from "ability / talent", the special ability of X-ray vision.
The King of Chu (c) has been bitten by a X-ray tube and has gained the special ability (才) of X-ray vision. In the airplane's kitchen (ai2), he holds a banana (丿) in each hand; through his x-ray vision ability, he is able to see that in one of them there's a crowbar (亅) hidden, in the other one a flute (一).
All translations for 才
ability / talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / then and only then / just now / (before an expression of quantity) only
(variant of 才[cai2]) just now / (before an expression of quantity) only
Comments
才 character breakdown
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
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]
"vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6) / see also 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4 gou1]