猜 Stroke Order — How to Write 猜
猜 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 犭, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
猜 Radical and Character Components
猜 is a phono-semantic compound: 犭 (dog) carries the meaning, while 青 indicates the sound.
Radical: 犭 + 8 more strokes
猜 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- cāi
Meanings of 猜 in Chinese
1
cāi猜
To guess, to conjecture, or to surmise; sometimes indicating to hit upon the correct answer.
我猜想她会喜欢这份礼物。
I guess she will like this gift.
To doubt; to suspect; suspicion; to guess (in the context of games like finger-guessing game)
他们之间才刚获得互相信任，不应该有任何猜忌了
They had just gained mutual trust, there shouldn't be any suspicion or jealousy between them now.
Common Words and Phrases with 猜
1
To guess or surmise something based on available clues or incomplete information.
我们只能猜测他为什么突然辞职，因为他没有给出任何理由。
We can only guess why he suddenly resigned, as he didn't give any reasons.
2
To surmise or conjecture; to make a guess or estimation.
她试图从他的表情中猜度他的心情。
She tried to guess his mood from his expression.
3
To be suspicious and jealous, often implying disloyalty or having ulterior motives.
经历上次的合作不愉快后，小李对老王开始有些猜贰，担心他不会全力以赴。
After the last unpleasant collaboration, Xiao Li began to harbor some suspicions about Old Wang, worrying that he wouldn't give his full effort.
4
to be suspicious and jealous of
他们之间的猜忌最终导致了友谊的破裂。
Their mutual suspicion and jealousy eventually led to the breakdown of their friendship.
5
To guess riddles or to guess at the actual meaning/situation.
老板的话总是模棱两可，让下属们私下里总是猜谜儿，不知道他到底想表达什么。
The boss's words are always ambiguous, making his subordinates constantly have to guess what he truly wants to express in private.
6
a finger-guessing game, often played to decide a winner or loser, similar to rock-paper-scissors but with specific finger and fist combinations.
我们用猜拳来决定谁来付账。
We'll play finger-guessing to decide who pays the bill.
7
to guess or conjecture
他沉默不语，大家都在心里默默地猜详他究竟在想些什么。
He remained silent, and everyone secretly wondered in their hearts what he was truly thinking.
8
to guess, conjecture, or suspect
他猜想明天的天气会很好，适合郊游。
He guessed tomorrow's weather would be good, suitable for an outing.
9
To harbor groundless suspicions about others, often feeling their actions are targeted.
小王总是对同事们的善意帮助抱有猜疑，觉得他们别有用心。
Xiao Wang always harbors suspicion towards his colleagues' kind help, thinking they have ulterior motives.
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More words with 猜
- wú无cāi猜Innocent, Guileless
- xián嫌cāi猜suspicion; to suspect or distrust
- cāi猜dào到guess, figure out
- cāi猜mí谜to guess riddles, to play guessing games
- cāi猜tòu透figure out, see through
- cāi猜bú不dào到can't guess, unpredictable
- cāi猜bú不tòu透cannot guess, unpredictable
- hù互xiāng相cāi猜yí疑mutual suspicion, mistrust each other
- cāi猜bù不chū出lai来can't guess, can't figure it out
- zài在cāi猜cè测guessing, speculating
- cāi猜cè测bù不yǐ已Continuous guessing, Endless speculation
- hù互xiāng相cāi猜jì忌mutual suspicion, mutual distrust
- píng凭kōng空cāi猜cè测speculate, guess out of thin air
Idioms with 猜
- hú胡cāi猜luàn乱xiǎng想make wild guesses and random conjectures
- liǎng两xiǎo小wú无cāi猜innocent childhood sweethearts
- shào少xiǎo小wú无cāi猜innocent childhood playmates
- cāi猜quán拳xíng行lìng令play finger-guessing drinking games
- cāi猜sān三huà划wǔ五play finger-guessing drinking game
- dōng东cāi猜xī西chuāi揣make various conjectures
- dōng东cāi猜xī西yí疑make random guesses and harbor groundless suspicions
- fēng蜂mí迷dié蝶cāi猜man's deep admiration for a woman
- hú胡cāi猜luàn乱dào道make wild guesses and talk aimlessly
- ǒu耦jù俱wú无cāi猜both without suspicion
- xíng行lìng令cāi猜quán拳play drinking and finger-guessing games
- cāi猜méi枚xíng行lìng令play drinking games
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Open the tool →Questions about 猜
What does 猜 mean in Chinese?
猜 (cāi) means “To doubt” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 猜?
猜 is pronounced cāi in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 猜 have?
猜 has 11 strokes.
How do you write 猜?
猜 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 犭. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 猜?
The radical of 猜 is 犭, and 猜 is a phono-semantic compound.