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采 (cǎi): To pick — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9Recognition 5Writing 5
1.

Animated Stroke Order 采

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How to write 采 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 采

采 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom
采
爫zhǎo
木mù · tree
采=
4.

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5.

How to Use 采

Picking / Gathering / Adopting

In these words, 采 means to collect, gather, or adopt something.

采取 • cǎi qǔ • to carry out; adopt; take • HSK 5
HSK 5
6.

HSK Vocabulary: 采

采用 • cǎi yòng • to adopt
HSK 3.0 · L5
cǎi采
yòng
7.

Example Sentences

gōng公
sī司
xū需
yào要
cǎi采
gòu购
xīn

Information

Pinyincǎi
Meaningto pick, to pluck, to gather
Strokes8
Radical采
Traditional採
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1495
Zhuyinㄘㄞˇ
UnicodeU+91C7
CangjieBD
爫zhǎo
+木mù · tree
cǎi采
qǔ取

to carry out; adopt; take

采访 • cǎi fǎng • to interview • HSK 5
HSK 5
cǎi采
fǎng访

to interview

采集 • cǎi jí • gather; collect • HSK 6
HSK 6
cǎi采
jí集

gather; collect

Spirit / Manner / Expression

In these words, 采 refers to one's spirit, demeanor, or expression.

兴高采烈 • xīng gāo cǎi liè • be jubilant; be in good spirits; elated • HSK 6
HSK 6
xīng兴
gāo高
cǎi采
liè烈

be jubilant; be in good spirits; elated

无精打采 • wú jīng dǎ cǎi • have the blues; be listless • HSK 6
HSK 6
wú无
jīng精
dǎ打
cǎi
风采 • fēng cǎi • Demeanor / Bearing • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
fēng风
cǎi采

Demeanor / Bearing

用

to adopt

开采 • kāi cǎi • mine; extract; exploit
HSK 6
kāi开
cǎi采

mine; extract; exploit

采纳 • cǎi nà • accept; adopt
HSK 6
cǎi采
nà纳

accept; adopt

采购 • cǎi gòu • procure; make purchases for an organization or enterprise
HSK 6
cǎi采
gòu购

procure; make purchases for an organization or enterprise

采摘 • cǎi zhāi • Picking
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
cǎi采
zhāi摘

Picking

采矿 • cǎi kuàng • Mining
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
cǎi采
kuàng矿

Mining

新
de的
bàn办
gōng公
shè设
bèi备
。

The company needs to purchase new office equipment.

Yī医
shēng生
xū需
yào要
cǎi采
yàng样
cái才
néng能
zuò做
jiǎn检
cè测
。

The doctor needs to take a sample to do the test.

wǒ我
cǎi采
jí集
le了
yī一
xiē些
huā花
。

I collected some flowers.

chūn春
tiān天
dào到
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
qù去
shān山
shàng上
cǎi采
chá茶
。

Spring has arrived, we go to the mountain to pick tea leaves.

jì记
zhě者
zhèng正
zài在
cǎi采
fǎng访
yí一
wèi位
zhù著
míng名
kē科
xué学
jiā家
。

The journalist is interviewing a famous scientist.

采

have the blues; be listless

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  • 哨shàosentry; whistle; chirp
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Characters pronounced "cai".

  • 蔡càisurname; species of tortoise
  • 材cáimaterial, timber, raw material
  • 菜càivegetable
  • 猜cāiguess
  • 裁cáito cut, to reduce, to decide
  • 彩cǎicolor, variegated colors, brilliance
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "采".

  • 釉yòuglaze
  • 释shìto explain; to release; to let go
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