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才

cái

only just

A person entering a doorway
Memory picture

Character

才 cái

Strokes
3
Radical
扌 — hand
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我才到家。 Wǒ cái dào jiā. I just got home.
  • 他才起床。 Tā cái qǐchuáng. He just got up.
  • 现在才八点。 Xiànzài cái bā diǎn. It is only eight now.

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