cǎi = c + ai3
to pick / to pluck / to collect / to select / to choose / to gather
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cǎi = c + ai3
color / complexion / looks / variant of 彩[cai3] / variant of 採|采[cai3]
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cài = c + ai4
allotment to a feudal noble
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How to pronounce 采

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= c initial

C is for the King of Chu.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ai3 final

In the airplane’s living room.

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= c initial

C is for the King of Chu.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ai4 final

In the airplane’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

采 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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zhǎo = zh + ao3
"claw" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 87)
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Characters with 采 as component

cài = c + ai4
dish (type of food) / vegetable / cuisine / CL:盤|盘[pan2],道[dao4] / (coll.) (one's) type / (of one's skills etc) weak / poor
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cǎi = c + ai3
to step on / to tread / to stamp / to press a pedal / to pedal (a bike) / (online) to downvote
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cǎi = c + ai3
variant of 踩[cai3]
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Words with 采

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to pluck / to pick

Sentences with 采

ǎn
nǎi
shì
tiān
shèng
 
 
men
cǎi
táo
r
yòng

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cǎi / cài

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