采 — Chinese character
采
cǎi
to collect, to gather; to pick, to pluck
- Pinyin
- cǎi
- Radical
- 165 ⾤ (Distinguish)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 爫 木
- Formation
- ideographic — A hand picking 爫 fruit from a tree 木
- Traditional
- 埰 採
- Japanese
- 采 as a kanji
Common words with 采
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 采用 (採用) | cǎi yòng | to adopt; to employ |
| 采取 (採取) | cǎi qǔ | to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take |
| 采访 (採訪) | cǎi fǎng | to interview; to gather news |
| 采购 (採購) | cǎi gòu | to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase |
| 开采 (開採) | kāi cǎi | to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit |
| 采集 (採集) | cǎi jí | to gather; to collect |
| 采纳 (採納) | cǎi nà | to accept; to adopt |
| 采矿 (採礦) | cǎi kuàng | mining |
| 风采 (風采) | fēng cǎi | svelte; elegant manner |
| 采取行动 (採取行動) | cǎi qǔ xíng dòng | to take action; to adopt policies |
| 采摘 (採摘) | cǎi zhāi | to pluck; to pick |
| 采样 (採樣) | cǎi yàng | sampling |
English words written with 采
采 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 4
- Mencius 1A.7
- Mencius 2B.2
- Zhuangzi Horses' Hoofs
- Zhuangzi Opening Trunks
- Zhuangzi The Universe
- Zhuangzi The Circling Sky
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