Character Contained In References Comments
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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
才 木 ⿰木才
Mandarin
cai2
English
Definitions
material; stuff; talent; timber
Mnemonic
Wood 木 used with talent 才 or wood 木 that goes into 才 a building
Etymology
Notes
That which goes into 才 a building; the tree radical 木 was added redundantly to emphasize the material