Mnemonic comic for 才
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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).
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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
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(variant of 才[cai2]) just now / (before an expression of quantity) only
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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
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radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]
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"vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6) / see also 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4 gou1]
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Characters with 才 as component
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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)
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material / timber / ability / aptitude / a capable individual / coffin (old)
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money / wealth / riches / property / valuables
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to close / to stop up / to shut / to obstruct
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dog-like animal / ravenous beast / dhole (Cuon Alpinus) / jackal
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tripod with a small opening on top
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Words with 才
lit. making little use of great talent / to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with / those whom the Gods love die young
employ one's talent to the fullest / everyone gives of their best
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