采 cǎi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 釆 — to distinguish
- Made of
- 爫 claws, nails, talons 木 tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
采购
cǎigòu
to buy in bulk; to purchase
Characters in this word
购 gòu
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- 贝 sea shell 勾 to hook, to join, to connect
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我去采购菜。 Wǒ qù cǎi gòu cài. I am going to buy vegetables.
- 公司采购电脑。 Gōng sī cǎi gòu diàn nǎo. The company buys computers.
- 她负责采购。 Tā fù zé cǎi gòu. She is in charge of purchasing.