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
猜测
cāicè
to guess; to suppose
Characters in this word
测 cè
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 则 rule, law, regulation
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 不要乱猜测。 Bù yào luàn cāi cè. Do not make random guesses.
- 这只是猜测。 Zhè zhǐ shì cāi cè. This is only a guess.
- 我猜测他忙。 Wǒ cāi cè tā máng. I suppose he is busy.