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采
採
cǎi
1. to pick
2. to pluck
3. to collect
4. to select
5. to choose
6. to gather
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

采
cǎi
to collect, to gather; to pick, to pluck
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

风采
fēngcǎi
svelte
倒采
dàocǎi
variant of [[倒彩<dàocǎi>]]
采样
cǎiyàng
sampling
采油
cǎiyóu
oil extraction
采煤
cǎiméi
coal mining
采珠
cǎizhū
to dive for pearls
采用
cǎiyòng
to adopt
采矿
cǎikuàng
mining
采种
cǎizhǒng
seed collecting
采纳
cǎinà
to accept
HSK 6
采脂
cǎizhī
tree tapping
采花
cǎihuā
to pick flowers
采访
cǎifǎng
to interview
HSK 5
采证
cǎizhèng
to collect evidence
采买
cǎimǎi
purchase
采购
cǎigòu
to procure (for an enterprise etc)
HSK 6
采办
cǎibàn
to buy on a considerable scale
采邑
cǎiyì
fief
采录
cǎilù
collect and record
采集
cǎijí
to gather
HSK 6

Alternate Entries

采
cǎi
color / complexion / looks / variant of [[彩<cǎi>]] / variant of [[採|采<cǎi>]]
采
cài
allotment to a feudal noble

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
584
Word Frequency Rank
1,182 of 84,292