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采

Character

采 cǎi · cài

HSK 3Character2 readings

to pick or gather flowers, fruit, or leaves

Radical
釆
Strokes
8
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
爫 木
Traditional
採
Frequency
#925 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

cǎiMain readingcàiRare reading

cǎi

cai3Main readingHSK 7–9
  1. to pick or gather flowers, fruit, or leaves

Examples

  • 我们去公园采花吧。

    wǒ men qù gōng yuán cǎi huā ba

    Let's go pick flowers in the park.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 秋天到了,我们去采苹果吧。

    qiū tiān dào le wǒ men qù cǎi píng guǒ ba

    Autumn is here. Let's go and pick apples.

    AI-generated sentence

Words that use “采” as cǎi

采取cǎi qǔto take steps or action to deal with somethingWordHSK 3采用cǎi yòngto use a method, way, or plan to do somethingWordHSK 3采访cǎi fǎngto interview: to ask someone questions for a news storyWordHSK 4采购cǎi gòuto buy things for a company, school, or officeWordHSK 5采纳cǎi nàto accept and use a suggestion, idea, or planWordHSK 6开采kāi cǎito take coal, oil, or other useful things out of the groundWordHSK 7–9采矿cǎi kuàngto get coal, metals, and other minerals out of the ground by…WordHSK 7–9采集cǎi jíto collect plants, food, or other things, often from natureWordHSK 7–9

cài

cai4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is cǎi.

  1. used in 采邑 (cài yì) and 采地 (cài dì) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “采” as cài

采地cài dìfiefWord采邑cài yìfiefWord

Stroke order

All 8 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 采

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Same radical 釆

All characters with 釆 →
释shì釋shì釉yòu釆biàn
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