Mnemonic comic for 材

Translation

cái = c + ai2: material / timber / ability / aptitude / a capable individual / coffin (old)

Mnemonic

In the airplane's kitchen (ai2) , the King of Chu (c) investigates a Christmas tree (木) with his secret X-ray vision talent (才). He can see that the material (材) the tree is made out of is not timber (材); instead, he sees that the tree has been 3D printed.

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材 character breakdown

材
- 才
  - 一
  - 丿
  - 亅
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨

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

Add a new mnemonic for 才 = 一 + 亅 + 丿

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mù = mu + Ø4

(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

Add a new mnemonic for 木 = 八 + 十

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cái = c + ai2

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

Add a new mnemonic for 才 = 一 + 亅 + 丿

Add a new mnemonic for 纔 = 糹 + 毚

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Characters with 材 as component

材 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 材

equipment / material

raw materials / unprocessed materials

to collect material

negative example / sth that teaches one what not to do

variant of 人才[ren2 cai2]

employ one's talent to the fullest / everyone gives of their best / also written 人盡其才|人尽其才

reference material / source documents

fissile material

(idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability

log

extruded profile

substrate

coffin

plywood

using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom) / a sledgehammer to crack a nut

worthless / good-for-nothing

untalented / I / me (humble) / also written 不才[bu4 cai2]

lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom) / fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality

principal or main material (engineering)

(of a person) short in stature

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