採
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cǎi · to collect, to gather

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Character anatomy

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 採

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Example sentences

Notice where 採 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ xiāng xìn tā cǎi qǔ de xíng dòng shì duì de.我相信他採取的行動是對的。

I believe the actions that he took were right.

Source: Tatoeba #5949251 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cǎi yòng tā de fāng fǎ.採用他的方法。

Take his way.

Source: Tatoeba #13138964 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cǎi yòng tā de lǐ niàn.採用他的理念。

Adopt his concepts.

Source: Tatoeba #13138960 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Lǎo rén cǎi qǔ le ào màn de tài dù.老人採取了傲慢的態度。

The old man assumed an impudent attitude.

Source: Tatoeba #345275 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cǎi yòng tā de zhǔ yì.採用他的主意。

Take his ideas.

Source: Tatoeba #13138963 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bì xū cǎi qǔ yì xiē xíng dòng le!必須採取一些行動了!

Something must be done!

Source: Tatoeba #868403 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 採 in context

  1. Say cǎi, then recall the core meaning: to collect, to gather.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 採 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.