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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

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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(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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(variant of 才[cai2]) just now / (before an expression of quantity) only
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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
(idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability
extruded profile
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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