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材料

cái liào

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

cái liào · coi4 liu2 (Jyutping)

  1. (raw) material
  2. data
  3. (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

材

Meaning
material, stuff; timber; talent
Radical
木
Strokes
7
Components
⿰木才
Cangjie
DDH
Four-corner
4490.0

料

Meaning
consider, conjecture; materials, ingredients
Radical
斗
Strokes
10
Components
⿰米斗
Cangjie
FDYJ
Four-corner
9490.0

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