Chinese Character 材 Meanings and components.

Form

材

Meaning

材 meaning^[3] in English

Material.

Timber.

Ability.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi^[2] character 材 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Mu (木) , and ability (才)

Its radical^[1] is: 木 (mu4) which means: Surname Mu, .木mu4surname Mu

In cangjie it is written with DDH

How to write 材

To write材cai2material you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 才cai2ability arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 才 = 材

材 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 材 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 材, looks as follow:

材

Pinyin:cai2 Shape:吅

Meaning^[3]: Material . Timber . Ability . Aptitude . A Capable Individual . Coffin (Old)

木

Pinyin:mu4

Meaning^[3]: Surname Mu

才

Pinyin:cai2 Shape:一

Meaning^[3]: Ability . Talent . Sb Of A Certain Type . A Capable Individual . Only . Only Then . Just Now

Notes

[1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical
[2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter
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