Pronunciation

Characters pronounced cai.

11 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 11 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

菜 cài vegetables; dish, order; food 蔡 cài surname; species of tortoise 才 cái talent, ability; just, only 材 cái material, stuff; timber; talent 裁 cái cut out; decrease 财 cái wealth, valuables, riches 猜 cāi guess, conjecture, suppose; feel 彩 cǎi hue, color; variegated colors 睬 cǎi notice; pay attention to 踩 cǎi step on 采 cǎi natural · classical to pick, to gather

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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