■ radical

cái

ability

How it’s built

Pictograph of a small plant starting to emerge from the ground. Based on the original meaning "to sprout". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "talent".

Through the ages

Oracle bone script

Bronze script

Seal script

Appears in

Characters that use 才 as a component, most common first.

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