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1.

Animated Stroke Order 材

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 材 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 材

材 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

材

材=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 材

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5.

How to Use 材

Physical materials and raw materials

Words referring to tangible materials used for construction, production, or treatment.

材料 • cái liào • material • HSK 4

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 材

身材 • shēn cái • stature; figure

HSK 5

shēn身

cái

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

zhēn真

shì是

gè个

chǔn蠢

cái材

Information

Pinyincái

Meaningmaterial, timber, raw material

Strokes7

Radical木

Traditional材

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#880

Zhuyinㄘㄞˊ

UnicodeU+6750

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Wood (木) that has been cut and measured (才) for use as material or timber in construction.

cái材

liào料

material

木材 • mù cái • wood • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

mù木

cái材

wood

原材料 • yuán cái liào • raw and semifinished materials • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

yuán原

cái材

liào料

raw and semifinished materials

Teaching and creative materials

Words referring to content or subject matter used in education or art.

教材 • jiào cái • teaching material • HSK 5

HSK 5

jiào教

cái材

teaching material

题材 • tí cái • subject matter; theme • HSK 6

HSK 6

tí题

cái材

subject matter; theme

素材 • sù cái • raw material / source material • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

sù素

cái材

raw material / source material

材

stature; figure

器材 • qì cái • equipment; material; apparatus

HSK 6

qì器

cái材

equipment; material; apparatus

材质 • cái zhì • material; texture; material quality

HSK 3.0 · L6

cái材

zhì质

material; texture; material quality

取材 • qǔ cái • draw materials from

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qǔ取

cái材

draw materials from

棺材 • guān cai • Coffin

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

guān棺

cai材

Coffin

药材 • yào cái • Medicinal material

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yào药

cái材

Medicinal material

。

He is really a fool.

tā她

de的

shēn身

cái材

hěn很

hǎo好

。

She has a good figure.

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

gòu购

mǎi买

jiàn建

zhù筑

cái材

liào料

。

We need to buy construction materials.

lǎo老

shī师

zhǔn准

bèi备

le了

xīn新

de的

jiào教

cái材

。

The teacher prepared new teaching materials.

zhè这

jiàn件

yī衣

fu服

shì是

ní尼

lóng龙

cái材

zhì质

de的

。

This clothing is made of nylon material

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Characters pronounced "cai".

蔡càisurname; species of tortoise
菜càivegetable
猜cāiguess
采cǎito pick, to pluck, to gather
裁cáito cut, to reduce, to decide
彩cǎicolor, variegated colors, brilliance

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Characters with radical "木".

榻tàcot, couch, bed
桦huàtype of birch
檬méngtype of locust oracacia
桓huánvariety of tree; surname
札zháletter, note; correspondence
楞léngused for Ceylon in Buddhist texts

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