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材 - cái

material, stuff; timber; talent

material, stuff; timber; talent

How to read 材

Click 材 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyincái
Englishmaterial, stuff; timber; talent
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

材料 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 材积. Please read 材质 one more time.

Common words with this character

material; data; person who has the potential to do the job
volume
texture of timber; quality of material; material
untalented; I; me

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 材 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 材料 and 材积 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 材.