cǎi

varicolored silk

Components
糹 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

silk

采 sound component

  Sound component

cǎicài

  

gather, pick

Evolution

綵 Clerical script Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
綵 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
綵 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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cǎi

varicolored silk; variegated; variant of [cǎi]