猜
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cāi · to guess, to conjecture, to suppose

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HSK 2.0 · Level 4HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #2168
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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

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

犭Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 猜

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Example sentences

Notice where 猜 sits in each complete thought.

Zhè shì jiàn lì zài cāi cè de jī chǔ shàng.这是建立在猜测的基础上。

It is founded on supposition.

Source: Tatoeba #336581 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ cāi xiǎng nǐ kě néng shì duì de.我猜想你可能是对的。

You could be right, I suppose.

Source: Tatoeba #332989 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fù zǐ cāizhòng le wǒ de tǐ zhòng.富子猜中了我的體重。

Tomiko guessed my weight correctly.

Source: Tatoeba #10484881 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhǐshì xiā cāi de.只是瞎猜的。

That was just a wild guess.

Source: Tatoeba #13860852 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ cāi xiǎng nǐ è le.我猜想你饿了。

I suppose you're hungry.

Source: Tatoeba #476635 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè yì jié guǒ zhèng shí le wǒ de cāi xiǎng.这一结果证实了我的猜想。

The result confirmed my hypothesis.

Source: Tatoeba #528035 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 猜 in context

  1. Say cāi, then recall the core meaning: to guess, to conjecture, to suppose.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 猜测 (cāi cè), meaning “to guess”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 猜 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.