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Animated Stroke Order 财

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How to write 财 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 财

财 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

财

贝shell/currency

财=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 财

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5.

How to Use 财

Wealth and Assets

Words that refer to property, wealth, or valuable items.

财产 • cái chǎn • property; assets; estate • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 财

发财 • fā cái • get rich; make a fortune

HSK 6

fā发

cái

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

tōng通

guò过

tóu投

zī资

jī积

lěi

Information

Pinyincái

Meaningwealth, money, valuables

Strokes7

Radical贝

Traditional財

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1881

Zhuyinㄘㄞˊ

UnicodeU+8D22

CangjieBOJU

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贝shell/currency

Valuable shells (贝) are cut and distributed (才) — representing wealth and assets.

cái财

chǎn产

property; assets; estate

财富 • cái fù • wealth; fortune; riches • HSK 6

HSK 6

cái财

fù富

wealth; fortune; riches

财物 • cái wù • property • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

cái财

wù物

property

Financial Management

Words that combine '财' with other morphemes to form terms related to finance, economics, or money management.

财务 • cái wù • financial affairs • HSK 6

HSK 6

cái财

wù务

financial affairs

财政 • cái zhèng • government finance; public economy • HSK 6

HSK 6

cái财

zhèng政

government finance; public economy

理财 • lǐ cái • to manage wealth; to manage finances; money management • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

lǐ理

cái财

to manage wealth; to manage finances; money management

财

get rich; make a fortune

财力 • cái lì • Financial strength

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cái财

lì力

Financial strength

财经 • cái jīng • Finance and economics

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cái财

jīng经

Finance and economics

钱财 • qián cái • Money / Wealth

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qián钱

cái财

Money / Wealth

累

le了

jù巨

dà大

cái财

fù富

。

He accumulated great wealth through investments.

xué学

xí习

lǐ理

cái财

kě可

yǐ以

bāng帮

zhù助

nǐ你

guǎn管

lǐ理

zī资

jīn金

。

Learning financial management can help you manage funds.

rì日

běn本

yǒu有

jǐ几

gè个

dà大

xíng型

cái财

tuán团

kòng控

zhì制

zhe着

jīng经

jì济

。

Japan has several large financial groups controlling the economy.

hǎi海

dào盗

bǎ把

cái财

bǎo宝

cáng藏

zài在

yī一

gè个

dǎo岛

shang上

。

The pirates hid the treasure on an island.

cái财

jīng经

xīn新

wén闻

duì对

tóu投

zī资

zhě者

hěn很

zhòng重

yào要

。

Financial and economic news is important for investors.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "cai".

蔡càisurname; species of tortoise
材cáimaterial, timber, raw material
菜càivegetable
猜cāiguess
采cǎito pick, to pluck, to gather
裁cáito cut, to reduce, to decide

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "贝".

赊shēbuy and sell on credit, distant
购gòuto buy; to purchase
赋fùto bestow, to endow; also a literary form
费fèito spend, to cost; expenses, fees
赝yànfalse; counterfeit; bogus; sham
赣gànJiangxi province; places therein

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