财 (cái): wealth
财 (cái) is a Chinese character meaning “wealth.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 贝 (semantic) and 才 (phonetic). It ranks #680 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 财 money. Its radical form 贝 (shell) appears in many related characters such as 贵 (guì, expensive), 负 (fù, to bear), 责 (zé, responsibility).
Definitions
- wealth
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 财
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 财产noun | cái chǎn | property | 6 |
| 财富noun | cái fù | wealth | 6 |
| 财务noun | cái wù | financial affairs | 6 |
| 财物noun | cái wù | property | 6 |
| 理财verb | lǐ cái | to manage wealth | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 财宝noun | cái bǎo | money and valuables |
| 财政noun | cái zhèng | public finance |
| 发财verb | fā cái | to get rich |
| 钱财noun | qián cái | wealth |
| 财团noun | cái tuán | financial group |
| 财政部noun | cái zhèng bù | Ministry of Finance |
| 财力noun | cái lì | financial resources |
| 财源noun | cái yuán | financial resources |
| 财经noun | cái jīng | finance and economics |
| 横财noun | hèng cái | easy money |
| 守财奴noun | shǒu cái nú | miser |
| 不义之财phrase | bù yì zhī cái | ill-gotten wealth or gains |
| 财政部长 | cái zhèng bù zhǎng | minister of finance |
| 财主noun | cái zhǔ | rich man |
| 财路noun | cái lù | livelihood |
财 appears in 101 compound words: 47 as the first character, 29 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 财 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (26)
to love money as if it were one's life; to be extremely stingy or greedy for money
mad about money; greedy to such an extent that one's rationality is obstructed
Happy New Year (congratulations and best wishes for a prosperous Chinese New Year)
An idiom advising people that only by being friendly and not offending customers can you get rich.
to love money as if it were one's life; to be extremely stingy or greedy for money
Happy New Year (congratulations and best wishes for a prosperous Chinese New Year)
An idiom advising people that only by being friendly and not offending customers can you get rich.
Showing 12 of 26 idioms containing 财.
Example Sentences
财务管理是公司运营的重要环节。
Cáiwù guǎnlǐ shì gōngsī yùnyíng de zhòngyào huánjié.
Financial management is an important part of company operations.
东方日报C1:倪乐琳幸保财色 心郁改名转运
dōng fāng rì bào C 1 : 倪 lè 琳 xìng bǎo cái sè xīn yù gǎi míng zhuǎn yùn
Oriental Daily C1: Ni Lelin is lucky to protect her wealth and change her name to transfer
美财长:与贸易夥伴联系 各国盼维持既有关税协...
měi cái cháng : yǔ mào yì 夥 bàn lián xì gè guó pàn wéi chí jì yǒu guān shuì xié . . .
U.S. Treasury Secretary: Contacting trading partners Countries hope to maintain existing tariff agreements...
预见金马|财通证券资管马晓立:厚植金融为民底色,以....
yù jiàn jīn mǎ cái tōng zhèng quàn zī guǎn mǎ xiǎo lì : hòu zhí jīn róng wéi mín de sè , yǐ . . . .
Foresight Golden Horse|Caitong Securities Asset Manager Ma Xiaoli: Cultivate finance for the people, to...
10万元财物失而复得,长沙火车站春运暖心守护旅客行...
1 0 wàn yuán cái wù shī ér fù dé , cháng shā huǒ chē zhàn chūn yùn nuǎn xīn shǒu hù lǚ kè háng . . .
100,000 yuan of property was lost and recovered, and Changsha Railway Station warmly guarded the passengers' journey during the Spring Festival...
预见金马|财信证券刘宛晨:长期资金入市步伐稳健,有....
yù jiàn jīn mǎ cái xìn zhèng quàn liú 宛 chén cháng qī zī jīn rù shì bù fá wěn jiàn , yǒu . . . .
Foresight Golden Horse|Caixin Securities Liu Wan Chen: long-term capital into the market at a steady pace, there ....
海盗把财宝藏进了地底。
Hǎidào bǎ cáibǎo cáng jìn le dìdǐ.
The pirates buried their treasure in the ground.
汤姆无须钱财也能享受。
Tāngmǔ wúxū qiáncái yě néng xiǎngshòu.
Tom doesn't need money to have a good time.
他被指控犯有好几起侵犯财产罪。
Tā bèi zhǐkòng fàn yǒu hǎojǐ qǐ qīnfàn cáichǎn zuì.
He is charged with multiple property crimes.
俄罗斯面临着严重的财政困难。
éluósī miànlín zhe yánzhòng de cáizhèng kùnnan.
Russia is facing great financial difficulties.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 贝 (money) component
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