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蔡 cài

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cài | cai4
English translation
a species of tortoise; surname

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About 蔡 cài

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

蔡 cài

Contains the radical

艹 cǎo

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Etymology of 蔡 cài

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Positional decomposition

⿱艹祭

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Example sentences using 蔡 cài

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1986年 Nián , 耶拿东 Dōng 蔡 cài 重新 chóngxīn 开始 kāishǐ 生产 shēngchǎn 相机 xiàng jī .

While in 1986, Carl Zeiss Jena resumed production of cameras.

你 nǐ 不 bù 见 jiàn 蔡真近来 jìnlái 也 Yě 瘦 shòu 了 le 些 xiē 么 má ?

And haven't you noticed that Tsai Chen's losing weight, too?

Words with 蔡 cài

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
蔡 cài surname Cai蔡 cài
蔡依林 Cài Yī lín Jolin Tsai (1980-), Taiwanese singer蔡依林 Cài Yī lín
蔡英文 Cài Yīng wén Tsai Ing-wen (1956-), Taiwanese DPP politician, president of the Republic of China from 2016蔡英文 Cài Yīng wén
蔡元培 Cài Yuán péi Cai Yuanpei (1868-1940), liberal educationalist, studied in Germany, president of Peking University 1917-19, minister of education for Guomindang蔡元培 Cài Yuán péi
蔡锷 Cài È Cai E (1882-1916), originator of the National protection army of 1915蔡鍔
上蔡 Shàng cài Shangcai county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店 Zhù mǎ diàn [Zhù​mǎ​diàn], Henan上蔡 Shàng cài
上蔡县 Shàng cài xiàn Shangcai county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店 Zhù mǎ diàn [Zhù​mǎ​diàn], Henan上蔡縣
蔡甸区 Cài diàn qū Caidian district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市 Wǔ hàn shì [Wǔ​hàn​shì], Hubei蔡甸區
蔡伦 Cài Lún Cai Lun (-121), the inventor of the papermaking process蔡倫
痞子蔡 Pǐ zi Cài Rowdy Cai (1969-), Taiwanese Internet writer痞子蔡 Pǐ zi Cài
蔡志忠 Cài Zhì zhōng Tsai Chih Chung (1948-), famous Taiwanese cartoonist specializing in retelling the Chinese classics蔡志忠 Cài Zhì zhōng
新蔡 Xīn cài Xincai county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店 Zhù mǎ diàn [Zhù​mǎ​diàn], Henan新蔡 Xīn cài
蔡国强 Cài Guó qiáng Cai Guoqiang (1957-), contemporary Chinese artist working with firework displays and light shows蔡國強
新蔡县 Xīn cài xiàn Xincai county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店 Zhù mǎ diàn [Zhù​mǎ​diàn], Henan新蔡縣
蔡东藩 Cài Dōng fān Cai Dongfan (1877-1945), historian, author of popular general history texts up until his own time蔡東藩

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