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材

cái

cái · coi4 (Jyutping)

  1. material
  2. timber
  3. ability
  4. aptitude
  5. a capable individual
  6. coffin (old)

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

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