Hanzi Explorer
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Hanzi breakdown

Explore how a character is built, identify its meaning and sound components, then practise writing it stroke by stroke.

Enter up to eight Chinese characters. Detailed breakdowns cover all 625 characters used in HSK 1–3 here.

才1 / 1
Character breakdowncái / Meaning compound
才
cái

Origin clue: A sprout growing in the ground, representing a budding talent

Strokes
才
Radical扌hand
TypeMeaning compound

How it works

才 is a meaning compound: its parts are combined to express an idea.

Common words 2

  • 刚才 HSK 3gāngcáijust now
  • 只有……才…… HSK 3zhǐyǒu…cái…only... (that/can...)