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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
Mandarin
cai2
English
Definitions
talent; just; ability; an expert; endowment; gift; only (then); only if; not until; only then; only
Mnemonic
Original meaning corresponds to English expression ‘to be into’ something (tower of babel)
Etymology
Notes
Pictograph: a joist supported by rafters