蔡 (Cài): surname Cai
蔡 (Cài) is a Chinese character meaning “surname cai.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 艹 (grass). It ranks #3203 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- surname Cai
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蔡司公司 | cài sī gōng sī | Zeiss Company (Carl Zeiss AG, optical and opto-electronic industries. hq in Oberkochen, Germany) |
| 蔡国强 | cài guó qiáng | Cai Guoqiang (1957-), contemporary Chinese artist working with firework displays and light shows |
| 蔡英文 | cài yīng wén | Tsai Ing-wen (1956–), Taiwanese DPP politician, president of the Republic of China 2016–2024 |
| 上蔡 | shàng cài | see 上蔡縣|上蔡县[Shang4 cai4 Xian4] |
| 新蔡 | xīn cài | see 新蔡縣|新蔡县[Xin1 cai4 Xian4] |
| 蔡依林 | cài yī lín | Jolin Tsai (1980-), Taiwanese singer |
| 上蔡县 | shàng cài xiàn | Shangcai, a county in Zhumadian City 駐馬店市|驻马店市[Zhu4 ma3 dian4 Shi4], Henan |
| 新蔡县 | xīn cài xiàn | Xincai, a county in Zhumadian City 駐馬店市|驻马店市[Zhu4 ma3 dian4 Shi4], Henan |
| 蔡李佛 | cài lǐ fó | Choy Li Fut (Chinese martial art) |
| 蔡元培 | cài yuán péi | Cai Yuanpei (1868-1940), educationist and politician, president of Peking University 1917-27 |
| 蔡志忠 | cài zhì zhōng | Tsai Chih Chung (1948-), famous Taiwanese cartoonist specializing in retelling the Chinese classics |
| 痞子蔡 | pǐ zi cài | Rowdy Cai (1969-), Taiwanese Internet writer |
| 蔡东藩 | cài dōng fān | Cai Dongfan (1877-1945), historian and historical novelist |
| 蔡襄 | cài xiāng | Cai Xiang (1012-1067), Song calligrapher |
| 蔡伦 | cài lún | Cai Lun (-121), the inventor of the papermaking process |
蔡 appears in 18 compound words: 72 as the first character, 17 as the last, and 11 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
蔡字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。
Cài zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
Although the character "Cai" is difficult to write, its meaning is quite interesting.
联发科执行长蔡力行指能源是AI最大限制 台达电再创新高...
lián fā kē zhí háng cháng Cài lì háng zhǐ néng yuán shì A I zuì dà xiàn zhì tái dá diàn zài chuàng xīn gāo . . .
拚民进党新北初选出线 蔡美华邀桃园2绿议员汐止扫街
拚 mín jìn dǎng xīn běi chū xuǎn chū xiàn Cài měi huá yāo táo yuán 2 lǜ yì yuán xī zhǐ sǎo jiē
联发科董座蔡明介:今年 AI 还是很热 机会很多要持...
lián fā kē dǒng zuò Cài míng jiè : jīn nián A I hái shì hěn rè jī huì hěn duō yāo chí . . .
...坛》从自卫权到制天权 中日低轨卫星叫阵(蔡炫)
. . . tán cóng zì wèi quán dào zhì tiān quán zhōng rì dī guǐ wèi xīng jiào zhèn ( Cài xuàn )
Character Family
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