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采 - cǎi

collect, gather; pick, pluck

collect, gather; pick, pluck

How to read 采

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyincǎi
Englishcollect, gather; pick, pluck
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

采伐 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 采光. Please read 采出 one more time.

Common words with this character

to fell; to cut
to get natural light
to extract; to mine
to adopt or carry out; to take

Mistake warning

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

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 采.