cái = c + ai2
material / timber / ability / aptitude / a capable individual / coffin (old)
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How to pronounce 材

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
+ ai2 final

In the airplane’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

材 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
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
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cái = c + ai2
(variant of 才[cai2]) just now / (before an expression of quantity) only
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= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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Characters with 材 as component

材 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 材

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material / data / makings / stuff / CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
(raw) material / data / (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job
stature / build (height and weight) / figure

Sentences with 材

材 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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cái

material / timber / ability / aptitude / a capable individual / coffin (old)

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