财
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cái · riches, wealth, valuables

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7Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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贝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 财

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cáiWords pronounced cái
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Example sentences

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Wǒ bǎ wǒ de cái chǎn tuō fù gěi tā.我把我的财产托付给他。

I entrusted my property to him.

Source: Tatoeba #783005 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù guān xīn cái fù hé míng shēng.我不关心财富和名声。

I don't care for wealth and fame.

Source: Tatoeba #1790037 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Guān yú cái wù fāng miàn de shì xiàng, gōng sī lǐ méi yǒu rén bǐ qióng sī xiān shēng gèng liǎojiě.关于财务方面的事项,公司里没有人比琼斯先生更了解。

With respect to financial matters, Mr Jones knows more than anyone else in the company.

Source: Tatoeba #623189 · CC BY 2.0 FR
É luó sī miàn lín zhe yán zhòng de cái zhèng kùn nán.俄罗斯面临着严重的财政困难。

Russia is facing great financial difficulties.

Source: Tatoeba #405750 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài yínháng lǐ yǒu dàliàng qián cái.他在银行里有大量钱财。

He has plenty of money in the bank.

Source: Tatoeba #1416288 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bǎ tā de cái chǎn chuán gěi le tā érzi.他把他的财产传给了他儿子。

He passed his property on to his son.

Source: Tatoeba #847881 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 财 in context

  1. Say cái, then recall the core meaning: riches, wealth, valuables.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 财产 (cái chǎn), meaning “property”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 财 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.