cǎi

寀

Character · NounTraditional采

ancient official; adopt; mine; select

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

ancient official; government officer

archaic

An archaic meaning rarely used in modern language; found in historical texts.

Gǔ古
shū书
zhōng中
yǒu有
 "
qīng卿
shì士
cǎi采
 "
de的
jì记
zǎi载
 。

Ancient texts have records of "high ministers and officials."

Cǎi采
yì邑
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
guān官
yuán员
de的
fēng封
dì地
 。

A 'fief' was the land granted to ancient officials.