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猜

cāi

to guess

A person guessing a hidden fruit
Memory picture

Character

猜 cāi

Strokes
11
Radical
犭 — dog
Made of
犭 dog 青 blue, green
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 你猜是谁? Nǐ cāi shì shéi? Guess who it is?
  • 我猜他来。 Wǒ cāi tā lái. I guess he will come.
  • 猜一个字。 Cāi yí ge zì. Guess one character.

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