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材 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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材 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
材 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
材 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
材 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
材 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
材 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
材 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
材 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

材 Stroke Order — How to Write 材

Stroke Order

材 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, 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.

材 Radical and Character Components

Components:木才

材 is a phono-semantic compound: 木 (wood) carries the meaning, while 才 indicates the sound.

Radical: 木 + 3 more strokes

材 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • cái

Meanings of 材 in Chinese

1

cái材

Wood; material; data; resources in general.
这本书的教材非常实用。
The teaching materials in this book are very practical.
ability, talent, aptitude, or capacity for something
老师们会根据每个学生的特点，因材施教。
Teachers will teach according to each student's characteristics, suiting the instruction to their aptitude.
When pronounced 'cái', it refers to a coffin or material for a coffin, as in '寿材' (shòucái).
他从小就跟着师傅学习木工手艺，如今能独自雕刻精美的寿材。
He followed his master to learn carpentry from a young age, and now he can carve exquisite coffins by himself.

Common Words and Phrases with 材

1
cái材jī积
The volume of timber.
这批木材的材积经过精确测量，以确保交易的公平性。
The timber volume of this batch of wood has been precisely measured to ensure fairness in the transaction.
2
cái材liào料
Material; data; or makings/stuff for something.
这份分析报告的结论是基于我们收集到的所有相关材料得出的
The conclusion of this analysis report is based on all the relevant material we collected.

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Questions about 材

What does 材 mean in Chinese?

材 (cái) means “Wood” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 材?

材 is pronounced cái in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 材 have?

材 has 7 strokes.

How do you write 材?

材 is written in 7 strokes, starting from the radical 木. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 材?

The radical of 材 is 木, and 材 is a phono-semantic compound.