cái材
材
common
Meaning of 材
材 means material; timber; substance; coffin. Pronounced cái.
- material; timber; substance
- coffin
- data; material; information
Character Info
Radical木
Strokes7
Components
木
才
Stroke Order
材
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
zhǒng种
mù木
cái材
hěn很
jiān坚
gù固
。
This type of timber is very sturdy.
Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
gòu购
mǎi买
jiàn建
zhù筑
cái材
liào料
。
We need to purchase construction materials.
Jiù就
dì地
qǔ取
cái材
，
yòng用
shí石
tou头
jiàn建
fáng房
zi子
。
Use locally sourced materials, like stones, to build a house.
Gāng钢
cái材
shì是
xiàn现
dài代
gōng工
yè业
de的
zhòng重
yào要
jī基
chǔ础
。
Steel is an important foundation for modern industry.
Zhè这
xiē些
yào药
cái材
xū需
yào要
tè特
shū殊
chǔ处
lǐ理
。
These medicinal herbs require special processing.
Relations
Measure Words
口/ kǒu
Primary
位/ wèi
Primary
种/ zhǒng
类/ lèi
块/ kuài
根/ gēn
份/ fèn
Common Words
材料cáiliào
material; data; talent
人才 / 人材réncái
talent; good-looking person
木材mùcái
timber; lumber; wood
教材jiàocái
teaching materials; textbook
钢材 / 鋼材gāngcái
steel products; finished steel; rolled steel
题材 / 題材tícái
subject matter; theme; material
身材shēncái
figure; build; stature
素材sùcái
raw material; source material
因材施教yīncáishījiào
teach according to aptitude; individualized instruction